Thursday, July 15, 2010

This Is One Tough Soldier

Hero: Lance Corporal Luke Reeson walked two miles with a broken jaw after being shot by the Taliban in Afghanistan

Hero British Soldier Shot In Face By Taliban SPITS Out The Bullet -- The Daily Mail

A brave British soldier who was shot in the face by the Taliban spat out the bullet - then walked nearly two miles for treatment before being rushed home for an emergency operation.

Lance Corporal Luke Reeson, 22, was on patrol in Nad-e-Ali in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan when the insurgent's bullet hit his Osprey body armour.

But the bullet ricocheted off , smashing into his lower cheek and back out through his mouth.

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My Comment: This is one lucky soldier

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