Talk About Close Calls

That's A Close Shave! Bullet Misses Soldier By Millimetres After Tearing Through His Chin Strap -- Daily Mail

A bombardier has had a narrow escape from the Taliban after a sniper's bullet flew so close to his head that it cut clean through the strap of his helmet.

James Hallam from 148 Battery, 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, has been in Afghanistan since April.

The soldier, who has been in the army for 11 years, was on his first patrol with a new unit in an area known for its militant hide-outs, east of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province.

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My Comment: Talk about being lucky.