Texas native survives head shot, continues mission [Image 2 of 3]

TREK NAWA, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

08.29.2011

Photo by Sgt. Earnest J. Barnes 

II Marine Expeditionary Force   

TREK NAWA, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Lance Corporal Christopher D. Hatley Jr., an Abilene, Texas, native and a rifleman with Bravo Company, holds the 7.62 mm bullet that almost claimed his life. Hatley, a 2010 Pine Crest High School graduate, was conducting counterinsurgency operations when he was shot in the head. His Kevlar helmet, however, saved his life and he was left with only a severe headache. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Earnest J. Barnes)

• Date Taken: 08.29.2011
• Date Posted: 09.06.2011 07:37
• Photo ID: 451913
• VIRIN: 110829-M-RE261-001
• Resolution: 3744x5616
• Size: 8.58 MB
• Location: TREK NAWA, HELMAND PROVINCE, AF