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A World War II veteran is hospitalized after he was attacked in the parking lot of Good Samaritan Hospital.Craig Phelps tried to steal 86-year-old veteran Paul Browning's wallet, according to an arrest report.Watch this storyMembers of Browning's family told WLWT he refused to give Phelps, 30, his wallet.Browning was then punched and pushed to the ground, family members said.Images: 86-year-old World War II veteran attacked"After he beat him down to the ground and tried to take his wallet, my dad let him know he wasn't going to get his wallet. Then he reached down and helped lift him up and told him he was sorry and that he thought he was somebody else," his son Marvin Browning said.Paul Browning had been visiting his 89-year-old wife Ilda in the hospital and was walking out to his car when he was attacked, family members told WLWT. Marvin said his dad had been visiting Ilda, his wife of 65 years, every day.Ilda and Paul Browning's grandson, Jimmy Browning Jr., said after his grandfather was attacked, instead of going back into the hospital, he drove home."He's just so tough, I wouldn't expect a little old man like that to take a punch the way he did," Jimmy Browning Jr. said."He's like Dad always is, he'll be OK, that's just what he says, 'Everything's OK,'" Marvin Browning said.Marvin Browning said his dad has been admitted as a patient because when doctors were treating his injuries they were concerned about an irregular heartbeat.Paul Browning is scheduled for surgery Wednesday morning but the family said doctors are unclear if the attack caused the heart issue."He's sore. His face is sore. It's still swollen. He had stitches on the inside of his gums, so (he's) got a little soreness there," Marvin Browning said.Phelps has been arrested and is charged with attempted robbery and possession of cocaine and drug-abuse instruments. Phelps is currently in jail at the Hamilton County Justice Center, being held on $25,000 bond. He is scheduled for arraignment Tuesday.