'I was shot in the face in Iraq war - I felt blood gush from my head down my legs'
- Posted on February 17, 2026
- By The Mirror
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'I was shot in the face in Iraq war - I felt blood gush from my head down my legs'

Simon Brown was blinded in Iraq after being shot by a sniper while on an operation to save some stranded troops, and recalled the traumatic moment he felt the bullet enter one part of his head, and leave another