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February 16, 2010
U.S. Marine Walks Away from Afghan Sniper's Head Shot
Topics: AfghanistanBe sure to include this among your today's must-read: God bless Lance Cpl. Andrew Koenig, indeed:
In one of those rare battlefield miracles, an insurgent sniper hit Lance Cpl. Koenig dead on in the front of his helmet, and he walked away from it with a smile on his face.The young Marine had already survived two roadside bomb blasts in a 2008 tour of the country, and just minutes later, while Lance Cpl. Koenig was being treated for what ended up being a thumb-sized welt on his forehead left by the bullet, his friend that had belly-crawled along the rooftop to help him - walked away from an RPG blast with only a concussion.
Posted by Richard at February 16, 2010 11:34 AM
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