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A 62-year-old veteran fatally beaten after saving two teenagers from a bloody attack, and now he 's being hailed as a hero. James Farmer Jr. was sleeping in his car in downtown Denver on June 16 when he woke up to a man assaulting a pair of teens. He intervened to protect them. Police say the suspect, 28-year-old DeJuan Stamps, then left the teenagers and beat Farmer to death. Farmer tended to find work and send money to his grandchildren and family in Seattle. He intended to move back in September to purchase a home where he can stay with his fiancée. He was remembered as a hardworking and kind. The victim left a fiancée, five granddaughters and a son. "He took a oath when he joined the United States Army and promised never to leave a man
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