American Heroes Say Paris Train #TERROR “Ready to Fight to the End” ! @Atlas

A true martyr for Allah — prepared to “fight to the end.” “He and his brother were very devout; they dressed like Afghans and all that, but I can’t believe this,” said one young Muslim friend of his.

As soon as the jihadi entered the train, he began opening fire.

US airman says train attacker ‘ready to fight to the end’

By Elaine Ganley and Maggy Donaldson, The Associated Press, August 23rd 2015

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,...

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An American in Paris

In tribute to our American heroes in Paris.

An American in Paris is a symphonic tone poem by the American composer George Gershwin, written in 1928. Inspired by the time Gershwin had spent in Paris…

And here’s Gershwin’s complete soundtrack —

G-d bless these men who saved hundreds of lives.
The French should have a parade for them down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. It would probably pose too great a security threat (not that the French would do it …).

     

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SHOCKING VIDEO: American Heroes Take Down Paris Train Jihadi Who Opened Fire

PHOTO: U.S. serviceman Spencer Stone waves as he departs the Clinique Lille Sud, which specializes in hand injuries, in Lesquin, France, Aug. 22, 2015.

“If anybody is a hero, it is pretty much Spencer,” Sadler said. “He was bleeding himself, could barely see, blood running down his own face.”

Here’s a video of the U.S. MARINES taking down the devout Muslim who opened fire on a Paris train with 550 passengers (aftermath footage).

American Passenger Describes Train Attack as ‘Absolutely Terrifying’

Hero Alek Skarlatos, Americans Discuss Subduing European Train Gunman –

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