A Navy SEAL who was shot 27 times and still managed to pull out his handgun and kill two enemy fighters is now training to run a half-Ironman triathlon in honor of his fellow veterans . Mike Day is representing Dallas-based Carrick Brain Centers , where he was treated for PTSD eight years after he survived a gunfight while serving in Iraq . In 2007 Day was hit 27 times by enemy fire after he was the first of his SEAL team to enter a room where four enemy fighters were waiting and quickly shot the rifle out of his hand . Scroll down for video . Former Navy SEAL Mike Day , who was shot 27 times during a gunfight in Iraq , is now training to run a half-Ironman triathlon in honor of his fellow veterans . During the attack 11 shots hit Day 's body armor while the other 16 wounded him . He was shot in both legs as arms , the buttocks and scrotum , as well as his abdomen . His thumb almost had to be amputated . Day managed to kill two enemy fighters with his pistol before he was knocked unconscious by a grenade that exploded less than 10-feet away from him . Eleven shots hit Day 's body armor while the other 16 wounded him , according to WTKR . When Day woke up a minute later in the midst of a firefight , he grabbed his handgun and shot down two enemy fighters before the gunfire ceased . The tough SEAL then got up and walked himself to the medical helicopter . Day described the extent of his numerous injuries on his half-Ironman fundraiser page , writing that he was shot in both legs and arms , as well as the buttocks and scrotum . He said a shot to his abdomen also left him with a colostomy bag for a year , and his left thumb was almost amputated . Day said now his life 's mission is to 'care for and lead my wounded brothers and sisters ' Day 's ribs were also fractured and he suffered contusions to his lungs after his body armor was hit so many times , but the bullets missed all his vital organs . 'This was a single gunfight at an ordinary day at the office , ' he wrote on the page . After spending 16 days in the hospital , where he lost 55 pounds , Day was discharged and awarded the Purple Heart . Day , who has spent 20 years in the SEALS , has also won the Silver and Bronze Star . But Day said his life 's mission is not about him but to 'care for and lead my wounded brothers and sisters ' . Day has raised $ 68,585 of his $ 75,000 goal for the center , which specializes in working with wounded warriors as well as children with severe brain injuries . He will run participate in the half-Ironman , a 70 mile triathlon , in Florida next month . Day shows his body armor , which was hit by 11 bullets . Day was discharged after the attack and awarded the Purple Heart . He has also received the Silver and Bronze Star during his 20 years of duty with the SEALS .
Mike burns is representing ho Brain ##wood , where he was treated for PTSD four years after surviving the brutal assault in Iraq . Eleven shots hit Day 's body armor while another 16 wounded him . Day was able to walk himself to the medical helicopter after the attack . He was shot in both legs and arms , as well as the buttocks and torso . Day said his new mission is to care for his ' beloved brothers and sisters '