[radiohead]

I don’t get it. What happened?

[Monterrosa-24]

The South Vietnamese soldier was part of a unit that was targeted by North Vietnamese soldiers in a mortar attack. Such rounds usually wound or kill by shrapnel and direct hits on an individual are exceedingly rare. This unique case came about because the high angle trajectory round came down out of the sky striking the soldier but failing to explode. It slid off his helmet into his shoulder and down along his ribcage.