When black-clad officers from military intelligence went to the retired Army general’s house Sunday morning, he emerged wearing a flak jacket and armed with a semiautomatic rifle and pistol, warning that the only way he would be taken was in a body bag.

via Unrest in Venezuela Spawns a Folk Hero – WSJ.com.

Not sure how much of the current or former US military officer’s corp could or would match this man’s fortitude.

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