British soldier survives RPG attack

                   
upi.com     May 14, 2008            

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, May 13 (UPI) -- A British lieutenant in Afghanistan narrowly escaped a Taliban rocket-propelled grenade attack after an RPG bounced off the soldier's chest and exploded nearby. The British B company, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland, supported by an Afghan... [read full story]                

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Scottish Soldier: 'I Survived a Rocket Attack'

foxnews.com     May 13, 2008          

An Army officer cheated death when a rocket-propelled grenade bounced off him during combat in Afghanistan. Lt. David Robertson was hit in the chest by the Taliban missile. But miraculously it ricocheted off his body armor and exploded against his vehicle, leaving him with nothing more than minor...                

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