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Tango0130 Mar 2015 10:32 p.m. PST

… lived to tell the story.

"A US Navy SEAL who was shot 27 times during one incident while on tour in Iraq has made such an exceptional recovery that he his now preparing to compete in a half-Ironman to raise money for his fellow veterans.

In 2007, Mike Day was caught in a brutal firefight with three al-Qaeda insurgents after he was the first of his team to enter a room in a town near near Fallujah, Iraq.

The enemy fighters opened fire, hitting Day with 27 separate bullets. 11 of the shots were stopped by his body armour, but 16 penetrated his body and left him perilously wounded…"
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Gunfreak Supporting Member of TMP31 Mar 2015 6:17 a.m. PST

They "recreated" this incident i the movie act of valour

Chuckaroobob31 Mar 2015 6:51 p.m. PST

Holy cow! I'm glad he made it!

Fatman01 Apr 2015 7:48 a.m. PST

And I thought YOU needed to learn to duck Armand!

Fatman

Tango0101 Apr 2015 10:46 a.m. PST

Here? Of course my friend!
Since day one!! (smile)

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