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Thread ID: 4113 | Posts: 3 | Started: 2002-12-20
2002-12-20 13:37 | User Profile
Back From Afghanistan, Marine Shoots Would-Be Carjacker
The Associated Press December 19, 2002
MONTGOMERY, Ala.(AP) - A Marine sergeant based in North Carolina who served in Afghanistan earlier this year shot and killed a would-be carjacker.
Sgt. James C. Lowery, 22, returned fire after being shot in the face in the drive-thru lane of a fast-food restaurant. He was listed in fair condition Thursday at a Montgomery hospital. His father, James Eugene Lowery, said the bullet hit his son in the top left cheek and stopped near his voice box.
"He comes back from Afghanistan safe and whole. Then he comes home on leave to have rest and peace and this happens," the father said.
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2002-12-20 17:29 | User Profile
I feel bad the guy got shot, but at least the particular waste of protplasm who shot him will not trouble society again.
Semper Fi and good shooting, Sgt Lowery!
2002-12-22 18:37 | User Profile
We're giving our troops combat pay when they're more likely to get killed in America than in a combat zone.