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Soldier Saved: iPod Stops A Bullet In Iraq
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2007-04-06 10:35:20
A great and harrowing story was just posted, along with photos, of a combat incident in Tikrit during which an iPod saved a soldier from an enemy's bullet."My wife's uncle works in a military hospital and told me about this. Its pretty amazing. Kevin Garrad (3rd Infantry Division) was on a street patrol in Iraq (Tikrit I believe) and as he rounded the corner of a building an armed (AK-47) insurgent came from the other side.
The two of them were within just a few feet of each other when they opened fire. The insurgent was killed and Kevin was hit in the left chest where his IPod was in his jacket pocket. It slowed the bullet down enough that it did not completely penetrate his body armor. Fortunately, Kevin suffered no wound." A little too close for comfort. This brings to mind the stories of pocket bibles with metal covers saving lives during World War I and II.
Apparently Apple, upon hearing the story, is moving to replace Kevin's iPod, gratis.
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