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Former Marine takes down man after clerk is hit

Hooray for the Marine. Not many people will get involved in something like this. He should get a medal or an award from the store or at least the city.

Hey, I got this in the mail today, as I usually do and usually I hust send it on to some of the families I know who have people in the armed forces, but today I read it. It is a great story and I think I will encourage others on my list of e-mails to tead it too. Thanks again for putting these stories out. Mary Lou

There is no such thing as a former Marine. Sjostrom just wasn't on active duty at the time.Once a Marine always a Marine.

OORAH for the Marine. In my immediate family there are/were 4 marines. I am proud to say my son and my grandson are marines. Once a Marine always a Marine. SEMPER FI

I loved what the marine did, I used to be a police officer, I am small but I was always able to take the bad guys down. It was not always easy and many times I could have used someone like Sjostrom to help me out. Good for him, great story.

OORAH is right. Both my daughter and son in law are marines. Way to go James. Not surprised either. I had to alugh about the marines being there first.LOL :) HE is a hero.

hooray for this wonderful young man. the marines are sooo awesome [former army brat here].

The young man was Great! To many people stand by when someone is assalted afraid to get involved.Our marines awesome!

How wonderful of the Marine! It shows that some people still know how to help someone in trouble.

semper fi...and thank you !!

Semper fi,in the way a Marine should act!

Ya just gotta love a story like this one. It just lifts everyone's spirits.

I'm just glad he was there to take the crook down before the clerk got punched again.

We could all learn a lesson from Sjostrom about helping each other out.

we need more man like him in mthis world then maby the crooks would get the point not here i was a mp for over 20 years and to this very day WORNG IS WORNG. THE SO CALLED LAWS PROTECK THE CROOKS MORE SO THEN THE VITOMS AND I THANK THAY SHOUD BRING BACK PULIKE HANGINGS that would make the crook/ crooks thank twices be for thay do the crime the cffcers are tided up with the libruls laws the crooks have more rights then the cops. thats just WORNG.

Very proud of all Military especially my husband in Iraq. Excellent work my friend both of ya'll:)