According to a French sports reporter, these are the two American Servicemen that thwarted the terrorist attack AMPon a French train earlier today:
Énorme respect aux militaires américains du #Thalys qui ont neutralisé le tireur pic.twitter.com/ErmTPXLKux
— Grégoire CATRY (@g_catry) August 21, 2015
Les héros américains du #Thalys à #Arras ce soir pic.twitter.com/FPZpZ7ZiOC
— Grégoire CATRY (@g_catry) August 21, 2015
According to media reports, one is in critical condition AMPafter the terrorist slashed one with a knife and shot the other.
I don’t know French but this dude he’s the president of something or other, so why not?
Demandons la #reconnaissance de l'état aux #héros américains qui ont neutralisé le tireur du #Thalys @BCazeneuve pic.twitter.com/BqW7lpzncM
— Jean André Lasserre (@JALasserre) August 22, 2015
Seems legit.
I’ll try to confirm this info as soon as possible.
UPDATE: CONFIRMED.
Apparently this was an interview taken right after the attack. There is a third American serviceman who was taken to the hospital. They are holding up medals of bravery that were given to them by a French mayor. Pretty remarkable.