One Tough Kiwi...!

**Woodsheal** · 9th March 10, 02:36 PM

Read about Rifleman McKie:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100309/...ritain_grenade

**gordontaos** · 9th March 10, 03:30 PM

Thank you for sharing "a day in the life...".
Sounds like there are three soldiers that will never forget that moment.
God Bless them.

**Jock Scot** · 10th March 10, 04:00 PM

Pheweee!You would only want to do that once in a lifetime! A quick thinking and brave young man in any one's army. All and every credit to him.

**###KILTEDKIWI###** · 11th March 10, 02:55 PM

I was a bit confused, when it was originally in the paper here, it listed him as a Medic, then a rifleman...(in the same article)

A quick thinking and brave young man in any one's army

There must be hundreds of these decisions made every day, some for the better, and some not so good.

**Jock Scot** · 11th March 10, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by ###KILTEDKIWI###

I was a bit confused, when it was originally in the paper here, it listed him as a Medic, then a rifleman...(in the same article)

There must be hundreds of these decisions made every day, some for the better, and some not so good.

It is nice to hear about those that do get it right though. Sadly, as we all know only too well, the news is so often full of dire news of those that were not so lucky.