Lucky charm: Glenn Hockton wearing the rosary which helped save his life in AfghanistanBritish Soldier Shot In Afghanistan Is Saved By His ROSARY... Just Like His Great-Grandfather In WWII -- The Daily Mail
A soldier who stood on a landmine and was shot in the chest in Afghanistan is convinced a rosary saved his life in exactly the same way as his great-grandfather towards the end of the Second World War.
Glenn Hockton, 19, who is now home from a seven-month tour of duty with the Coldstream Guards in Helmand Province, was on patrol when his rosary suddenly fell from his neck.
His mother Sheri Jones said today: 'He felt like he had a slap on the back. He bent down to pick up his rosary to see if it was broken. As he bent down he realised he was on a landmine.'
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My Comment: When I was 8, I was given a pocket bible. Since then .... when I am traveling abroad .... that bible is always with me. I guess it gives me a sense of "protection".
For Glenn Hockton, I am sure that rosary .... especially now .... gives him that same sense of "protection".