PERTH – An SAS trooper collecting toys for children was stabbed when he helped
stop a suspected shoplifter in east Perth .
The ‘Toys-R-Us’ Store Manager told ‘The West Australian’ that man was seen on
surveillance cameras last Friday putting a laptop under his jacket at the store.
When confronted, the man became irate, knocked down an employee, pulled a knife
and ran toward the door.
Outside were four SAS Troopers collecting toys for the “Toys For Tots” program.
Smith said the Troopers stopped the man, but he stabbed one of them, in the back.
The cut did not appear to be severe.
The suspect was transported by ambulance to the Royal Perth Hospital with two
broken arms, a broken leg, possible broken ribs, multiple contusions and assorted
lacerations including a broken nose and jaw…
Injuries he apparently sustained when he tripped whilst trying to run after the stabbing.
One of the Troopers said, “He was a right clumsy bastard.”
Boadicea's Chariot 
Nice story, but it appears to be a spoof, I’m afraid. Sorry. 😦
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/stabbedmarine.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toys_for_Tots
Bugrit! It was such a good story – should have checked, shouldn’t I? 😦
It was (a good story)
Here’s something similar…
Bishnu Shrestha, a brave Gurkha soldier in Indian Army, defeated 40 train robbers while returning home after a voluntary retirement. The Indian army, is going to awarded Bishnu with Sourya Chakra, Bravery Award and Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha medals during the Indian Republic Day celebration on January 26.
While in the train, Maurya Express from Ranchi to Gorakhpur, on September 2, 2010, 35 year-old Bishnu saved a girl about to be raped by the train robbers in front of her helpless parents. After looting the train, when the robbers started to strip a 18 year old girl in front of him, he couldn’t contain his calmness. He took out his khukari and took on the a group of 40 robbers, alone. In the fight, he killed three of dacoits and injured eight others. Remaining dacoits fled the scene to save their lives.
More here
http://xnepali.com/a-gurkha-soldier-who-fought-40-train-robbers-to-be-felicitated-in-the-republic-day-of-india/
Ah, but that one was real, Soutie. Good man that Bishnu.
Good drills that man!
Good job that Gurkha did not do that in the UK. He be banged up for re-education by now for offending against the robbers’ human rights!
I was going to post a ‘smiley,’ but it’s probably right 😦
Ditto 6 and 7!
Bastards.