Tampa, FL

The beating is brutal and swift. It happens in a matter of seconds, and the young man struggling on the ground is an American soldier, beaten at the hands of four unidentified men.

The 24-year-old is beaten so severely that he can't even stand up when the agonizing attack is finished and the men run away.

The victim has only been in Tampa less than a month.

The beating was caught on a nearby surveillance video in a South Tampa neighborhood around 3:00 a.m. Sunday morning as Johnny Aparico was walking home.

The attack happened just feet away from the exclusive Westshore Yacht Club.

http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/article/228730/57/Soldier-Severely-Beaten-Robbed