10 July 2006, 1:28 AM
Not cool at all, it really hurts! I had a mild concussion and couldn't hear anything out of my right ear for a month! Those little firecrackers are nothing compared to full fledged artillery. We had a few mortar rounds coming down pretty close, and when we called in a really close artillery strike it blew a building about one hundred feet away to pieces. I'm glad I remembered to close my eyes, exhale and keep my mouth open, the blast pressure was enough to knock what little wind I had out of me.