He is now in a stable condition, an Air Force official confirmed to BBC news.
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Mr Stone, 25, is one of three Americans that helped to thwart a terror attack against a French train in August.
The Air Force serviceman who helped foil a terrorist plot on a French train this summer was repeatedly stabbed early Thursday morning.
The Bee has not yet identified if the man in this stabbing incident is Stone.
Stone ran at the gunman and later said in an interview released by the Pentagon that he remembered thinking “I’m going to get shot, I’m dead”.
Authorities are investigating after, they said, two men were shot at a municipal pool in Tamarac, Wednesday night.
“It is believed that the victim was out with a group of friends when a physical altercation led to the victim being stabbed multiple times in his upper body”.
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Stone’s injuries are considered non-life-threatening and no arrests have been made. Mr Stone is assigned to Travis air force base in California. In a statement, the hospital said Stone’s family “appreciates the outpouring of love and support” and requests privacy. He slashed by a box cutter and required extensive surgery on his thumb. Alek Skarlatos – received France’s highest recognition, the Legion of Honor. After getting a text and seeing the news, he hid in a bathroom to escape the cameras.
