Greg Meyer
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Got this in an e-mail so didn't have time to verify it, but it is a great story!
Subject: 71-Year Old Retired USMC
>
> Subject:
> 71-year-old retired Marine, the 2nd Amendment & the right to
> carry.
>
> "Police investigate the scene."
> The 71-year-old retired Marine who opened fire on two robbers at a
> Plantation sub shop late Wednesday, killing one and critically wounding
> the other, is described as a former pilot for two presidents. John
> Lovell. ``He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke, he works out
> everyday.'' Lovell was a man of action Wednesday night. According
> to Plantation police, two masked gunmen came into the Subway at 1949 N.
> Pine Rd. just after 11 p.m. There was a lone diner -- Lovell, who was
> finishing his meal. After robbing the cashier, the two men
> attempted to shove Lovell into a bathroom and rob him as well. They
> got his money. But then Lovell pulled his handgun, opened fire, shooting
> one of the thieves in the head and chest and the other in the
> head.
>
> When
> police arrived, they found one of the men in the shop. K-9 units found
> the other in the bushes of a nearby business. They also found cash strewn
> around the front of the sandwich shop. Detective Robert Rettig of the
> Plantation Police Department. Both men were taken to Broward General
> Medical Center, where one, Donicio Arrindell, 22, of North Lauderdale
> died. The other, 21-year-old Frederick Gadson of Fort Lauderdale is in
> critical but stable condition.
>
> White, a
> longtime friend of Lovell, was not surprised to hear what happened.
> ''He'd give you the shirt off his back and he'd be mad if someone tried
> to take the shirt off your back,'' he said. White said Lovell worked as a
> pilot for the Marines, flying former Presidents John F. Kennedy and
> Lyndon B. Johnson. He later worked as a pilot for Pan Am and
> Delta. Lovell is not married and does not have
> children. He is not expected to be charged, authorities said. ''He
> was in fear for his life,'' Rettig said. These criminals ought to
> realize that most men in their 70's have military backgrounds and aren't
> intimidated by idiots. Something tells me this old Marine wasn't "in
> fear" even though his life was definitely at risk. Just waiting. And
> he better not be charged! More like rewarded.
>
> The only
> thing he could be charged with is partaking in an unfair fight. One 71
> year young Marine against two punks. Two heads and one center body mass
> shot- good shooting! Even better would have been to double tap them
> both. Let's hope the scumbag in critical condition kicks. That'll
> teach them to get between a Marine and his meal. If not for
> U.S. Marines, I would have completely lost hope in America a long time
> ago.
>
> Don't you just love a
> story with a happy
> ending?
> Semper Fi
Subject: 71-Year Old Retired USMC
>
> Subject:
> 71-year-old retired Marine, the 2nd Amendment & the right to
> carry.
>
> "Police investigate the scene."
> The 71-year-old retired Marine who opened fire on two robbers at a
> Plantation sub shop late Wednesday, killing one and critically wounding
> the other, is described as a former pilot for two presidents. John
> Lovell. ``He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke, he works out
> everyday.'' Lovell was a man of action Wednesday night. According
> to Plantation police, two masked gunmen came into the Subway at 1949 N.
> Pine Rd. just after 11 p.m. There was a lone diner -- Lovell, who was
> finishing his meal. After robbing the cashier, the two men
> attempted to shove Lovell into a bathroom and rob him as well. They
> got his money. But then Lovell pulled his handgun, opened fire, shooting
> one of the thieves in the head and chest and the other in the
> head.
>
> When
> police arrived, they found one of the men in the shop. K-9 units found
> the other in the bushes of a nearby business. They also found cash strewn
> around the front of the sandwich shop. Detective Robert Rettig of the
> Plantation Police Department. Both men were taken to Broward General
> Medical Center, where one, Donicio Arrindell, 22, of North Lauderdale
> died. The other, 21-year-old Frederick Gadson of Fort Lauderdale is in
> critical but stable condition.
>
> White, a
> longtime friend of Lovell, was not surprised to hear what happened.
> ''He'd give you the shirt off his back and he'd be mad if someone tried
> to take the shirt off your back,'' he said. White said Lovell worked as a
> pilot for the Marines, flying former Presidents John F. Kennedy and
> Lyndon B. Johnson. He later worked as a pilot for Pan Am and
> Delta. Lovell is not married and does not have
> children. He is not expected to be charged, authorities said. ''He
> was in fear for his life,'' Rettig said. These criminals ought to
> realize that most men in their 70's have military backgrounds and aren't
> intimidated by idiots. Something tells me this old Marine wasn't "in
> fear" even though his life was definitely at risk. Just waiting. And
> he better not be charged! More like rewarded.
>
> The only
> thing he could be charged with is partaking in an unfair fight. One 71
> year young Marine against two punks. Two heads and one center body mass
> shot- good shooting! Even better would have been to double tap them
> both. Let's hope the scumbag in critical condition kicks. That'll
> teach them to get between a Marine and his meal. If not for
> U.S. Marines, I would have completely lost hope in America a long time
> ago.
>
> Don't you just love a
> story with a happy
> ending?
> Semper Fi
