(0)Engagement in Kunar
Helmet camera footage from a firefight in Kunar province, Afghanistan. The US soldier who took the footage was shot four times (in the body armor, rifle, and protective eyewear) after making the decision (at 0:36) to move into the open down a rocky slope, but survived the engagement without serious injury. From the YouTube channel FUNKERS530, which archives combat footage:
From the cameraman:" I got a hit a total of 4 times. My helmet cam died and i made it down the mountain on my own. I was also hit in the side of my helmet and my eye pro was shot off of my face. We were doing overwatch on the village to recon and gather intel. I was point heading down the face of the hill with the LT. when we got hit. the rest of the squad was pinned down by machine gun fire. I didn't start the video until a few mins into the firefight for obvious reasons. I came out into the open to draw fire so my squad could get to safety."
"A round struck the tube by my hand of the 203 grenade launcher which knocked it out of my hands. When I picked the rifle back up it was still functional but the grenade launcher tube had a nice sized 7.62 cal bullet hole in it and was rendered useless. "
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