FWIW, I'm currently attending SOF-OEMS. In the lecture this morning the Doc said they have records of 47 instances of high velocity gun shot wounds directly to the heart that were witnessed by a third party. Of those, 17 of the victims didn't die instantly. The longest recorded instance, a Platoon Sgt in Vietnam, was hit something like 11 times and continued giving orders for six minutes.
Some men die harder than others.
Mick-Boy
"Men who carry rifles for a living do not seek reward outside the guild. The most cherished gift...is a nod from his peers."
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