The round knocked me down in an instant - it felt like being hit by a sledge- hammer at swing and I slammed into the dirt face down ; Soldier tells how body armour saved his life
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AFTER a Taliban bullet slammed into the middle of Daniel Collins' back, knocking him face down in the Afghan dirt, the young Lance Sergeant pleaded with his comrade to spare him the gory details of his injury.
In shock, and fearing he had suffered a fatal blow, the 26-year- old was even more stunned to hear the diagnosis: a large purple bruise.See the full content of this document
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The round knocked me down in an instant - it felt like being hit by a sledge- hammer at swing and I slammed into the dirt face down ; Soldier tells how body armour saved his life
The Cardigan-based soldier, part of the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, had been saved by the very edge of his body armour, with just the width of the bullet that hit him making the difference between life and death.
Now La...See the full content of this document
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