Veteran stymies gunman seeking poppy cash

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Josh Wingrove From Friday's Globe and Mail Published on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 9:59PM EST J In keeping with the custom of mornings after Remembrance Days, the 84-year-old... More »
Globe and Mail - Nov. 12, 2009
Veteran, 84, fights off would-be thief
A young, gun-toting would-be thief fled a Legion branch in Toronto empty-handed after an angry 84-year-old World War II veteran tackled him. John Dietsch and 64-year-old... More »
UPI - Nov. 13, 2009
Veteran, 84, thumps gun-wielding thief at legion
'There really wasn't time to be scared,' veteran says after man's attempt to steal poppy cash Robyn Doolittle Crime Reporter Share Share Royal Canadian Navy vet John Dietsch,... More »
Toronto Star Online - Nov. 13, 2009
Veteran, 84, thumps thief after poppy cash
'There really wasn't time to be scared,' veteran says after man's attempt to steal poppy cash Robyn Doolittle Crime Reporter Share Share Royal Canadian Navy vet John Dietsch,... More »
Toronto Star Online - Nov. 13, 2009
Legion heroes foil gunman
'There really wasn't time to be scared,' veteran says after man's attempt to steal poppy cash Robyn Doolittle Crime Reporter Share Share Royal Canadian Navy vet John Dietsch,... More »
Toronto Star Online - Nov. 13, 2009
Vets battle would-be poppy thief
Don't mess with a vet. Two Royal Canadian Legion members, one of them an 84-year-old veteran of the Second World War, battled a gun-toting thug yesterday and stopped him from... More »
CNEWS - Nov. 13, 2009
Legion heroes rout gunman seeking poppy cash
When a gunman stormed into a Royal Canadian legion, demanding thousands in poppy donations, John Dietsch didn't have time to get scared. Dietsch and three others had just... More »
Toronto Star Online - Nov. 12, 2009
Would-be robber picks wrong fight
Don't mess with a vet. Two Royal Canadian Legion members, one of them an 84-year-old veteran of the Second World War, battled a gun-toting thug, yesterday, and stopped him... More »
Belleville Intelligencer - Nov. 13, 2009
Would-be robber picks wrong fight
Two Royal Canadian Legion members, one of them an 84-year-old veteran of the Second World War, battled a gun-toting thug, yesterday, and stopped him from taking about $10,000... More »
Pembroke Daily Observer - Nov. 13, 2009
Would-be robber picks wrong fight
Don't mess with a vet. Two Royal Canadian Legion members, one of them an 84-year-old veteran of the Second World War, battled a gun-toting thug, yesterday, and stopped him... More »
Welland Tribune - Nov. 13, 2009
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