{"id":87519,"date":"2019-05-30T08:18:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T12:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=87519"},"modified":"2019-05-30T08:32:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T12:32:44","slug":"marine-war-veteran-sucker-punched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=87519","title":{"rendered":"Marine War Veteran Sucker-Punched"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Several news outlets carried this story yesterday and today, although it happened on April 24, 2019.<\/p>\n

Veteran Speaks Out After Being Sucker Punched<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 <\/strong>(WSVN Channel 7)<\/p>\n

Marine Veteran Attacked by Drunken Men<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 (KTUU Channel 2)<\/p>\n

A Marine, who they only identified as “Mitch,” was out dining at a restaurant when a group of rowdy individuals came into the establishment, many without shirts or shoes on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a group of gentlemen that showed up, about 10 or so people, the majority of them without their shirt or shoes on,\u201d Mitch said. \u201cThey were very rowdy. They were drinking, and I stupidly made the comment, \u2018What, are we at the beach, boys?’\u201d<\/p>\n

The group started cursing out the 25-year-old former U.S. Marines corporal, and one even tried to approach him later.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told him to get away from me,\u201d Mitch said.<\/p>\n

Mitch and his date eventually decided to leave the restaurant.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we were exiting the front doors, I opened the door for her first,\u201d he said. \u201cShe took several steps out. I followed her. Next thing I know, I felt a grab on my left arm, hit to the right of my face.\u201d<\/p>\n

The veteran says the strike caused him to fall face first to the ground, leaving his chin busted open and his jaw broken.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I remember seeing was black, red and yellow,\u201d Mitch said. \u201cI do believe I was initially knocked out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mitch needed screws to hold his jaw together, and he faces more surgeries.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019ve earned my right to live peaceful in this country,\u201d Mitch said. \u201cThat involves not getting my jaw broken as I\u2019m walking my date to her car on a Wednesday night.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The police are currently looking for the attacker.<\/p>\n

The attacker managed to successfully get away, but police believe surveillance video could be of great help to the detectives working the case. They released footage of the man they believe may have thrown the punch.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe victim is a decorated military war veteran just out trying to enjoy the evening, and then we have this other individual, who in a cowardice act, comes up from behind him without him seeing and just breaks his jaw by hitting him with something in the face \u2014 just a very cowardly act,\u201d said Davie Police Sgt. Mark Leone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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