There’s a story circulating on the Internet about a retired Marine down in Plantation, FL who was eating his lunch peacefully in a local sub shop.

This Marine, we’ll call him "Hondo," is 71 years old. He doesn’t drink or smoke and works out every day. During his active service he was a pilot of the Marine helicopter that flew two Presidents (John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson). After Hondo retired from the Corps he flew for Pan Am and Delta.

According to the Plantation, FL, Police, two masked robbers came into the shop, robbed the cashier at gunpoint, then attempted to shove Hondo into the restroom to rob him. Hondo handed over his wallet and then said, "Wait, guys, there’s more."

That’s when the old Marine pulled out his pistol and fired three shots, hitting one gunman in the head and chest and the other in the head.

When the cops arrived they found one gunman on the floor in the sub shop. The other gunman was lying in the bushes next to the parking lot. Money was strewn all over the area.

One gunman died in the ER at a local hospital and the other was listed in critical but stable condition. Don’t know if the second gunman lived or died.

It’s doubtful that Hondo will be charged with anything unless there’s a law about "participating in an unfair fight" — one well-trained Marine against two sorry punks.

According to the law in most states, Hondo had every right to defend himself if he was "in fear of his life." Truth be known, it’s unlikely that Hondo was actually in fear of his life even though his life was being threatened. Marines like Hondo aren’t intimidated by punks like these two.

As one cop pointed out, "Two head shots and one center body mass—pretty good shootin’ for an old dude."

Moral of the story: Never get between a Marine and his food.