Or perhaps the name Derrick McManus rings the sound of 14 bullets fired - all which hit his body on May 3, 1994.

Back then, the 49-year-old, from Mt Barker, was the STAR Division officer shot during the Barossa siege at Nuriootpa.

Last Thursday night, Derrick returned to the Barossa - this time to share his amazing story.

He, and his partner Leanne Schulz, were guests at the Herald newspaper’s centenary celebrations held at the Barossa Regional Gallery, Tanunda.

Derrick addressed 120 Barossa and Gawler identities about the siege.

Bob Mackie, then Herald editor, said the news had to reach the public and the paper was delayed in order to run the full story.

Bob explained this was the first time in the Herald’s history a front page was pulled from the printing press and changed to give readers accurate and up-to-date information.

In his speech, Derrick presented previously unseen video footage of the division entering the property at Nuriootpa on the day of siege. The visual highlighted the sounds of gunshots, which hit Derrick and STAR members quickly moving for cover.

However, today Derrick is quick to point out the good things in his life. On Thursday night he also addressed the guests with the first get well card he received. It included two deers leaning against a tree - one wearing a target and the other deer said ‘what a bummer of a birthmark’. Derrick received this card twice during his recovery.

And it didn’t take long for his work mates to give him nicknames, which included ‘sprinkler’, that’s if he drank water, but he’s not convinced about the name ‘Superman’. “I was not faster than a speeding bullet,” he said.

Apart from his self-described warped sense of humour, Derrick, now a motivational speaker, said the greatest thing to come out of the siege was adversity.

“Being shot 14 times with a high-powered rifle isn’t something I asked for but I now see it as one of the best things that ever happened to me.”