To Kill A Terrorist In Self Defense (Incident Linked To Operation Southern Watch)

O'Neil was stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base as part of 763rd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) from May 1999 until September 1999. 763rd EARS was in support of Operation Southern Watch. When he was at a Colorado Springs business a Middle Eastern man with a foreign accent punched O'Neil as hard as he could, told him he was going to kill him, and said he had a partner. O'Neil landed a kung fu punch and broke the terrorists neck. The terrorist died immediately upon impact. O'Neil had an eyewitness for the event. O'Neil believes that the Middle Eastern man was a terrorist. The Middle Eastern man was in his 30's or 40's, stood approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighed roughly 190 pounds. The terrorist may have been sponsored by Saddam Hussein and Iraq. The Iraq War started in 2003. The incident is in the records department of the Cape Cod Military Museum which is run by Joe Yukna. It is also recorded at the website TogetherWeServed under 11th SWS.