u/mmmm882

Why is no one talking about this guy? (Sergeant Alistair McKinney)

Why is no one talking about this guy? (Sergeant Alistair McKinney)

"A soldier from the First Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, McKinney was on guard duty in 2005 when a sniper took him out. The Taliban sniper’s bullet entered just above his right eye and exited his skull above his right ear."

"Went through part of my brain then shot out the side of my head above the right ear"

"McKinney was in a coma for weeks before he finally woke, but he still had a long road ahead. He caught several infections while in the hospital and has been left blind in the left side of both eyes, but is slowly nursing his way back to health."

I tried to look up a re-cap of this guy's story on YouTube (because surely someone has covered this, this is YouTube gold) and I found nothing. I searched for anyone discussing the story on reddit and there was also nothing. Is the story fake? Why does no one talking about this?

u/mmmm882 — 3 days ago