6P Stops 10-Ton Truck Before It's Too Late

A Matter of Life, Thanks to SureFire
Most of us have been in emergency situations that were a matter of life or death. Read how SureFire helped tip the balance in these exciting tales.

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In central Iraq, at a check point surrounded by razor wire, a semi with a "lowboy" trailer and a bulldozer drove through the check after being waved through. But the driver failed to compensate for the width of the blade on his 10-ton rig, snagging the razor wire and dragging it with him as he rolled through. The soldier assigned to my security detail was manning a fighting position opposite me. Over the roar of turbo diesels and exhaust, I heard a muffled shout and saw a green chem-light fly high into the night.

I rushed in, my newly acquired 6P® in hand, trying to get the driver's attention before he gets back on the gas and drags my soldier to his death. When he looked into his mirror and I hit him with the 65 lumens firing out of that awesome little light, he locked the brakes up then and there. I ran to the other side, praying for the best but fearing the worst. To my relief, as well as that of my soldier and the driver, the truck had stopped with about three feet left before my guy would have been dragged to his death under those giant tires.

I know this isn't the first SureFire to save a life, but I know that I will always have one or two on me—just in case I need to do it again.

John B.
Iraq