Gunman Was Ready to Fight to the End, Says U.S. Airman

Gunman was Ready to Fight to the End Says U.S. Airman

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(Photo: Francois Mori/AP)[/caption]We are getting more reports about the attempted attack in France that was foiled by three heroes. In their first press conference since they stopped a gunman from terrorizing a train full of defenseless passengers, Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler described what went down on the train. What we know, is that the three saw a problem, and reacted quickly to take action. From Military Times:PARIS — Three American travelers say they relied on gut instinct and a close bond forged over years of friendship as they took down a heavily armed man on a passenger train speeding through Belgium.U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, recounting for the first time on Sunday how a likely catastrophe was averted two days earlier, said the gunman, an assault rifle strapped to his bare chest, seemed like he was "ready to fight to the end." But he added, "So were we."

Without a note of bravado but a huge dose of humility, the three described Friday's drama on an Amsterdam-to-Paris fast train.His arm in a sling, Stone, 23, said he was coming out of a deep sleep when the gunman appeared.One of his friends, Alek Skarlatos, a 22-year-old National Guardsman recently back from Afghanistan, "just hit me on the shoulder and said 'Let's go.'"French President Francois Hollande and a bevy of officials are presenting the Americans with the prestigious Legion of Honor on Monday. A French citizen who first came across the gunman near a train bathroom and a British man who joined to help tie up the assailant also are being honored with the award, according to the president's office.Read the rest at Military Times.[mwi-cat-listing cat="94" ppp="4" cols="4" desc="false" type="view" btn_color="black" ]