Just read yesterday that the 'luckiest marine alive' story was a spoof. Seemingly the Royal Marine who had four gunshot rounds to his kevlar helmet received them courtesy of his mates when his helmet and kit were peppered whilst they were shooting at an unexploded mortar round.
The press picked up on the helmet and started their own suppositions, the marines neither agreed nor denied and a feeding frenzy ensued. The paper quoting this story stated that all Royal Marines have a sense of humour!