Marines

are the sort of people who take their reponsibility to protect their communities very seriously. And, for many, that doesn't stop when they leave the Corps.

FRANCONIA, N.H. -- New Hampshire authorities said yesterday that they will not press charges against a former Marine who stepped into a deadly shooting and killed a 24-year-old high school dropout who had moments earlier fatally shot a police officer.

Bravo, Mr. Floyd! Mr. Floyd is also raising a son who will not shirk his responsibilities to the community.

The elder Floyd drove his Tahoe into a spot between McKay and Kenney as a shield and told his son, who is in his late teens, to run to the officer's cruiser and radio for help.

The story is worth a read - this shooting seems to be a culmination of years of drama, involving Olympic skiers.