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"took a bullet for" implies a certain level of willingness, which was absolutely not present.
Took a bullet implies actually being shot, not nicked in the ear.
Hey, let's not diminish this guy's achievement!
He would have of course.. But he has bone spurs
And he gets all icky when he sees blood.