One Tough Scott!

**MACKAY** · 14th May 08, 05:32 AM

Saw this in the news this morning
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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 wounds to his arm.

The 30-year-old soldier, from 4th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (The Highlanders), said the hit came when he and his colleagues were under a volley of fire from several rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs).

"We were advancing on an old graveyard, up on some high ground," Robertson said. "There were some trees after a small village ... as I crested the last hill before the trees, several RPGs were fired at us.

"I just saw this one coming head-on. I didn't get my life flashing in front of me but it did slow down. The thing split into three parts coming towards me, hitting me and bouncing off and detonating."

Robertson, from Inverness, Scotland, is an infantry platoon commander based in Fallingbostel in northern Germany ....

You can read the whole story here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,355478,00.html

**sharpdressedscot** · 14th May 08, 05:40 AM

Holy cow, Batman!

That's one lucky guy! I can't even do that in a video game!!

**Jock Scot** · 14th May 08, 05:50 AM

We breed them tough up here.Phew!

**Dirk Skene** · 14th May 08, 06:47 AM

One lucky fellow. God is with him.

**Ancienne Alliance** · 14th May 08, 06:54 AM

Hey ! Please note :
"Robertson, from Inverness, "

hum...

no comment.

**auld argonian** · 14th May 08, 08:32 AM

If I were that guy I would IMMEDIATELY buy a lottery ticket.

Nice to see one of the good guys luck out.

Best

AA

**BEEDEE** · 14th May 08, 08:49 AM

Somebody was looking after him that day.

Brian

**Livingston** · 14th May 08, 10:26 AM

Very lucky officer there.

**ThreadBbdr** · 14th May 08, 10:35 AM

Thank God. And the advances in body armor are astounding.

Keep them in your prayers.
"You may love them and adore them,
You may hate them and abhor them,
But for God's sake, don't ignore them,
When the boys are on parade." Andy Irvine

**JerseyLawyer** · 14th May 08, 01:27 PM

I think, given the choice, he'd rather not try any more impersonations of Superman. But I agree, someone had their eye on him at that particular moment.