Marine Sgt. Takes Sniper Round To The Head; Smokes A Cigarette 15 Minutes Later

(By Peter Schweizer, Big Peace) - Remarkable. That’s 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.

It’s 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.