Florida Army Vet, 79, Fights Off Would-Be Robber: Deputies

Authorities say a 79-year-old U.S. Army veteran fought off a would-be robber at an Orlando-area gas station.
 
The confrontation was caught on surveillance camera on Saturday morning.
 
Orange County Sheriff's deputies say Marvin Lail was filling up his car when a man came from behind the gas pump and demanded his wallet. But Lail fought back, even after the man pulled out a gun.
 
Lail believes the man targeted him because of his age, saying, ``give it up, old man.'' Lail told Orlando television stations the man would have had to kill him to get the wallet.
 
Eventually, a gas station employee intervened and the would-be robber fled before deputies arrived.
 
Deputies are searching for the man.

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