US Marine Gives A Raw Account Of Being Shot In Combat

Matt McElhinney holds the rifle round that wounded him in Afghanistan.

'First You Feel The Round Hit' — US Marine Gives A Raw Account Of Being Shot In Combat -- Business Insider

It was during the battle for Marjah, Afghanistan, on March 10, 2010, that US Marine Lance Cpl. Matt McElhinney was shot by a Taliban insurgent just below his body armor.

"I was pretty sure I was going to die," McElhinney told Business Insider.

In a gripping narrative the former infantry machine-gunner with Lima Co., 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, posted to the website Reddit on Wednesday, he explained in gritty detail what went through his mind on that day. Right before it happened, he was trying to hop a gap. "It seemed clear," he writes. "It wasn't."

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WNU Editor: His complete account of being wounded is here.