United States Marine Survives Shot to the Head by Taliban Sniper in Afghanistan.As a squad of U.S. Marines begins to exit a compound in Helmand Province Afghanistan a bullet from a Taliban sniper comes screaming in through the air and impacts a Marines helmet at over 2 1/2 times the speed of sound.The Marines Kevlar helmet deflects 7.62x55mm bullet just enough to save his life... Didn't even get a scratch.
