Para officer survives direct hit from Taliban rocket propelled granade
24th February 2011
Lt Col Andy Harrison has returned to the front line after a brief stint in medical care. He was said to be extremely lucky to avoid fatal injuries after the missile, designed to penetrate armoured vehicles, failed to detonate when it hit his body armour. “He had a pretty amazing escape,” said a colleague. “It’s not very often that someone gets hit full on by an RPG and lives to tell the tale.”
Being a Colonel isn’t what it used to be.
February 24th, 2011 at 13:53
Somewhere there is a web page titled “10 Guys that Can Kick Rambo’s Ass”. This colonel may be #11.
Hey, wouldn’t a guy like that make for a great movie?
I seriously mean that and I would go see it, but mostly it’s just fun to know that a sentence like that would make all of Hollywood go apoplectic.