Two homeless men – who wished to remain anonymous – helped a stranger from a vicious robbery in Cincinnati, Ohio. David, who’s a veteran, said, “He was trying to rob him. I think if it was the other way around, if I worked there and the guy at the register was there, he would have done the same thing.” “I live right next to the place, you know, I’m in there every day. Thome stopped an armed robber by applying a rear naked choke hold. Zach Thome (Army Veteran Amateur MMA Fighter) vs. The purse snatcher tried to get away, but Taylor was just too fast and too big. Without thinking twice, Taylor sprung into action. Taylor was on his way to the gym in Orange County, Florida when he saw a man attacking an elderly woman and trying to steal her purse. Here’s our list of awesome veterans that were caught on camera making short work of criminals: Kendrick Taylor (Navy Veteran) vs. After watching this compilation of crooks-meet-veterans, it’s easy to see why veterans are the last people you want to mess with.