On Tuesday, a SB Nation football columnist/personality tweeted the following line about Elder Mason Wells, 19, from Sandy, Utah — a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — who was among three other Mormon American missionaries injured by the latest terror attack at the Brussels Airport in Belgium:

Why did he make light of a terrible situation and compare the young dude to that fictional Alabaman jack of all trades military hero who happened to be present for a majority of the seminal moments in American history in the late twentieth century? Because it wasn’t Wells’ first time observing the wrath of terror firsthand.

It was his third. If you can believe that.

This from NBC News:

This was not Wells’ first brush with terror. He was in Boston to watch his mother run the marathon in 2013 when two Chechen immigrant brothers set off shrapnel-filled bombs that killed three and wounded scores more, his family said.

Wells was also in Paris this past November when the French capital was attacked by Belgium-based terrorists, the family said.

The poor kid saw the tragedies in Boston and Paris and now Brussels. What are the chances of that?

Thankfully, Wells is scheduled to make a full recovery after undergoing surgery to repair his foot, as are his fellow missionaries. Some have a more intensive/longer road than others, unfortunately:

The Norby family later said that Richard Norby, a missionary in Paris, suffered shrapnel wounds and second-degree burns in the blast. He underwent surgery and was placed in a medically-induced coma, where he is expected to remain for the next several days, and the family expects a “lengthy recovery.”

“As his family, we wish to express our deep appreciation to his caring and competent medical staff and to all those who have expressed well-wishes and prayers on his behalf,” the Norby family said in a statement.

As we reported on Tuesday, a United States Air Force airmen and his family were among the injured in the attack. Texan Brad Waldow, a professional basketball player who plays for a franchise in Belgium, the Port of Antwerp Giants, was also present but managed to flee before the blasts — according to numerous sources.