UPDATE — OK, there were some inaccuracies in the original story — the old Veteran in question is 81-years old, not 84. And he’s an Army Paratrooper, not a Marine.

You can watch the video interview with Donald Cloustan at Hot Air.

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Let’s go into the weekend on a happy, positive story (via BlackFive):

Police: Teen makes mistake of trying to rob former U.S. Marine

…The boy said, “Old man, give me your wallet or I’ll cut you,” Bair said. The man told the boy he was a former Marine who fought in three wars and had been threatened with knives and bayonets, Bair said.

The man then put his bags on the ground and told the boy that if he stepped closer he would be sorry. When the boy stepped closer, the man kicked him in the groin, knocking him to the sidewalk, Bair said. The ex-Marine picked up his grocery bags and walked home, leaving the boy doubled over, Bair said…

That old Marine? 84-years old. As they say, “once a Marine, always a Marine…”

Of course, if they were still teaching respect for the military in our nation’s schools, this young thug would have known to walk away the moment the old guy identified himself as a Marine.