Ex-Seal Vies to Fortify U.S. Combat Trucks ; Armor Resists Mine Blast
The Washington Times › May 29, 2007
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Former Navy SEAL Chris Berman is building two versions of an armored combat vehicle competing for a piece of the MRAP pie.
MRAP is a U.S. Defense Department acronym for the Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle design that soldiers want and contractors are bidding on to build in great numbers. Mr. Berman, who operates Granite Tactical and Granite Global Vehicles, is one such contractor. But he'll argue, it's not about money. It's about saving lives on Iraq's deadly highways.See the full content of this document
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Ex-Seal Vies to Fortify U.S. Combat Trucks ; Armor Resists Mine Blast
On the morning of March 31, 2004, Mr. Berman - then a SEAL Reservist and Blackwater security officer - was driving in the south of Iraq near Umm Qasr when he received a satellite phone call that literally changed his life.
His friend, former SEAL Scott Helvenston, and three other ...See the full content of this document
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