Soldier survived head shot and returned to duty

Havelock native survives head shot and returns to action with U.S. Army unit
August 31, 2012
DREW C. WILSON
HALIFAX MEDIA

Few soldiers take a direct hit to the head and live to tell about it.

But for Army Spc. Roger Bryan Daniels, that’s exactly what happened Aug. 21 in Afghanistan.

Daniels, a Havelock native, was on foot patrol in eastern Afghanistan with other members of the 109th Military Intelligence Battalion when an enemy bullet pierced his helmet.

“It was like getting hit by a bat,” Daniels told the Havelock News during an online interview from Afghanistan on Monday.

Daniels was on a rooftop when he was hit.

“I almost fell off but a guy grabbed me and kept me from falling off,” Daniels said.

“The bullet went through my helmet. It hit straight 90 degrees, took a right and got stuck in the back of my helmet, nicking my head in two places. It hit me on the left side of the head.”

Despite his wound, Daniels had to wait to be evacuated to a hospital.

“It was about two hours before we could get out. The area was kind of ‘hot,’” Daniels said, referring to the firefight.
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