22-year-old who survived two mass shootings prepares to deploy to Afghanistan

Brendan Kelly.
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A 22-year-old Marine who survived two mass shootings is preparing to deploy to Afghanistan.

Brendan Kelly, who survived both the October 2017 shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the November 2018 shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, begins his first tour of duty in two weeks, The New York Times reports. His deployment was already scheduled before last month's shooting, during which two of his friends were killed.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.