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Marine Sgt. Takes Sniper Round To The Head; Smokes A Cigarette 15 Minutes Later
bigpeace.com ^
| April 5, 2011
| Peter Schweizer
Posted on 04/05/2011 5:40:18 PM PDT by PROCON
Remarkable. Thats the only word for this story. His buddies have now nick-named him Headshot. From the Marine Corps Times:
Manning the top of a compound south of Sangin, Afghanistan, Sgt. Paul Boothroyd III took a sniper round to the head. He landed face down onto the muddy roof with a thud.
Fifteen minutes later, Boothroyd was bandaged, smiling, smoking a cigarette and giving the thumbs up as he waited for the medevac helicopter, to which he walked under his own power.
Its a you-gotta-be-kidding-me story that earned Boothroyd, a signals intelligence operator with 2nd Radio Battalion, a new call sign from his team members: Headshot.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: onetoughbastard; usmarines
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:40:25 PM PDT
by
PROCON
To: ConorMacNessa; 2111USMC
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:41:16 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Republicans: we elected you, DON'T let us down; 2011: the year of REPEAL!)
To: PROCON
To: PROCON
Dont he know that smoking is bad for a person?lol
God Bless him and all who serve
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:43:27 PM PDT
by
Yorlik803
(better to die on your feet than live on your knees.)
To: PROCON
I wonder how long it will take for the tobaccophobes to harass this hero.
“Headshot?”
I LOVE IT!
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:43:28 PM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Let this chant follow BHO everywhere he goes: "You lie. You lie. You lie.")
To: PROCON
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:44:19 PM PDT
by
tioga
( Proud Proofer)
To: PROCON
Thank the good Lord he is ok and will see his family again.
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:45:23 PM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(Yes We Can, have smaller government)
To: PROCON; Chieftain
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:45:52 PM PDT
by
Recovering Ex-hippie
(Where is the Great Santini NOW when we need him?)
To: PROCON
Is this why they call Marines “jarheads” ?
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:45:52 PM PDT
by
GraceG
To: PROCON
F***! Talk about jar”head”..
To: PROCON
The bullet pierced his helmet. The Kevlar caught and turned the round, he said, so instead of going in and thrashing my skull, it entered through the neck and lodged itself above and behind his right ear.
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:47:06 PM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
("It is only when we've lost everything, that we are free to do anything" -- Fight Club)
To: PROCON
He puts John Wayne to shame.
To: RandallFlagg
I wonder how long it will take for the tobaccophobes to harass this hero. If they do, he's got a weapon and about six feet of 'mitigating circumstances' wrapped around his brain housing group.
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:51:41 PM PDT
by
Riley
(The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
To: PROCON
Must have grazed the “I want a cigarette” lobe.
To: PapaBear3625
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:53:41 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Republicans: we elected you, DON'T let us down; 2011: the year of REPEAL!)
To: PROCON
Anyones first guess must be that boy is from Kentucky.
To: PROCON
His Kevlar helmet prevented the round from penetrating his skull.
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:57:26 PM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
("It is only when we've lost everything, that we are free to do anything" -- Fight Club)
To: PROCON
As a former 2531, I can tell you that only a communications Marine could survive this. They got nuthin’ up there.
What a great story to go with the Purple Heart.
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:58:46 PM PDT
by
M1911A1
To: PROCON
Similar story from Iraq II.
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:59:27 PM PDT
by
Cvengr
(Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
To: PROCON
Dude is Crazy! Everyone knows smoking is bad for your heath!
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posted on
04/05/2011 5:59:43 PM PDT
by
mylife
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