the men took his gun, pointed it and shot the u.s. marine in the jaw. his wife says her husband s marine experience kicked in. she says he opened his car door, whacking one of the suspects, then ran to the house. she says was spitting blood and teeth everywhere. the suspects made off with the vet s car. the man spent hours in surgery monday. doctors say he ll need even more. steve maylive in our south flor newsroom. how is he doing? he has titanium plates in his jaw and can only ed jell-o and missing several teeth. and his training as a marine saved him. he said helping people anymore, he can t do it. that was the last time. that s a shame. he expects to be released sometime today but still facing several more surgeries.