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...home,” said Evan R. Calvert ’07, a lacrosse player who bikes to practice and often gets back to the yard after dark. “I don’t have a light, but I thought about getting a reflector vest...
...store doubles as a non-profit organization—all proceeds support development programs in Africa and Latin America. Splurging on that awesome ’70s down vest ($35) really will make the world—and not just your world—a better place...
...office, Fox heard a pop and felt a round hit his bulletproof chest plate. Fox returned fire on a man in a blue shirt and jeans in the middle of the street, then took cover behind a silver Oldsmobile. The bullet had hit the smoke grenade on Fox's vest, and gray plumes were spraying into his face. The squad opened up on the gunman. His RPK machine gun dropped to the ground, and he collapsed in the street. The wounded gunman was still alive and quietly repeating in Arabic, "God is great...
...squad cleared the apartment building from which the shooter had fired but found nothing. Down the street, a 32-year-old woman had caught a bullet in the throat during the cross fire. After it was all over, Fox, 26, showed off the M-16 magazines on his vest that had exploded when the bullet hit them. The flak vest saved his life. Inside his breast pocket, the picture he keeps of his daughter Amanda, 4, survived the shooting without harm...
...children emerged from the building. Almost immediately, Kalashnikov fire erupted from several surrounding buildings, including the roof of a nearby school. The troops called for backup vehicles and returned fire but failed to quell the shooting. One soldier was hit in the back; the bullet went through his ceramic vest, ripping his shirt but failing to pierce the skin. The unit's bloodhound wasn't so lucky: it had to be evacuated after taking a bullet...