Former USMC/PanAm/Delta pilot involved in shooting.
 
 Plantation, FL -- Last week police were called to investigate an attempted armed robbery: 
 
 The 71-year-old retired Marine who opened fire on two robbers at a 
 Plantation, FL, Subway shop late Wednesday, killing one and critically 
 wounding the other, is John Lovell, a former helicopter 
 pilot for two presidents.  He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke, and he 
 works out everyday.  Mr. Lovell was a man of action Wednesday night. 
 
 According to Plantation police, two masked gunmen came into the 
 Subway at 1949 N. Pine Rd. just after 11 p.m.  There was a lone diner, Mr. 
 Lovell, who was finishing his meal.  After robbing the cashier, the two 
 men attempted to shove Mr. Lovell into a bathroom and rob him as well. 
 They got his money, but then Mr. Lovell pulled his handgun and opened 
 fire.  He shot one of the thieves in the head and chest and the other in 
 the head. 
 
  When police arrived, they found one of the men in the shop.  K-9 
 units found the other in the bushes of a nearby business.  They also 
 found cash strewn around the front of the sandwich shop according to 
 Detective Robert Rettig of the Plantation Police Department. 
 
 Both men were taken to the Broward General Medical Center, where 
 one, Donicio Arrindell, 22, of North Lauderdale died.  The other, 
 21-year-old Frederick Gadson of Fort Lauderdale, is in critical but stable 
 condition.
 
  A longtime friend of Lovell was not surprised to hear what 
 happened.  The friend said, ''He'd give you the shirt off his back, but 
 he'd be mad as hell if someone tried to take the shirt off your back.'' 
 Mr. Lovell was a pilot in the Marine Corps, flying former Presidents John 
F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.  He later worked as a pilot for Pan Am 
 and Delta. 
 
 He is not expected to be charged authorities said.  ''He was in 
 fear for his life,'' Detective Rettig said, "These criminals ought to 
 realize that most men in their 70's have military backgrounds and aren't 
 intimidated by idiots."  

 Something tells me this old Marine wasn't 'in fear for his life', 
 even though his life was definitely at risk.  The only thing he could be 
 charged with is participating in an unfair fight.  One 71 - year young 
 Marine against two punks.  Two head shots and one center body mass shot - 
 Outstanding shooting!  That'll teach them not to get between a Marine and 
 his meal.  Don't you just love a story with a happy ending? 
 
  Florida law allows eligible citizens to carry a concealed weapon.
 Every state should.