St Sebastian– coincidentally the patron of Marines around the world– is usually depicted as hog-tied to a pillar and stuck with arrows. And not looking too happy about either. (I remember well his statue in Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Montclair NJ. And poor St Lucy with her eyes on a plate.)
His modern incarnation, especially with regard to his charges in digital pattern uniforms, could well be a Marine stuck with multiple hypodermic needles.
I thought I was in good shape, immunization-wise, but NO– I needed the smallpox booster, the third ‘thrax shot, and the good old PPD. Plus a blood draw. But I think the good saint was looking out for a dirty little sinner, because they were all remarkably painless.
BR,
You should see the looks in the eyes of some of the Afghan Police when we immunize them. Some of them have never had any before and then we come at them with 5 syringes of preventive goodness.