Seal's Son's Gift a Real Life Saver

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We can think of no greater honor than to know that when the men and women of our nation's armed forces put their lives on the line, they choose SureFire flashlights to accompany them into battle. Here are their accounts of how SureFire's products fared in the face of danger.

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My Navy Seal Team of six men were looking for a al-Qaida Maltich leader named Abu Ayoub. He was thought to be hiding in the Jibal Tuwayq Mountains. We were dropped off by helicopter and were instructed to move south, following an old sheep herders' trail.

After four hours into the mission, we began to take on some small-arms fire from a nearby hill. Light fire turned into heavy fire as we started to take on mortar fire. One of the team members had already been hit by an AK-47 round to the knee. As more heavy fire began to fall upon us, we decided to retreat to a nearby village about five miles away. By this time it was already 5:00 p.m., and it was starting to get dark, and somehow we managed to get separated from each other. We all knew the general direction of the village, so we kept on walking.

At around 9 p.m., after being spotted by a young boy who undoubtedly reported our position, we heard gun fire, and then it seemed like there were hundreds of men running toward us. I found a small ditch and jumped into it. We were each armed with an AR-15 and about 1,000 rounds of ammo. I charged my gun and began to fire back. But after about 400 rounds, my gun jammed. Luckily I had my SureFire 8NX, which my 12-year-old son had given me, in my pouch. As I activated the light, I could feel the warmth and could almost taste the high-output lamp's energy. I shined it into the gun and was able to fix the jam quickly, allowing me to fight on.

Later that week I was found by a Ranger team that was looking for survivors. That SureFire flashlight, given to me by my son, undoubtedly saved my life.

Barratt Y.
Murrayville, GA