I apologize for not having kept up on the body armor controversey, but it always slips the mind of this RVN-era vet. Back then the only things available were called flak vests and nobody in my outfit had one, much less wore one (we didn't have or own steel pots, nor entrenching tools and a few other military odds and ends).
I know the Marines had to wear them, and the only other thing I know about them is that the zippers and buttons turned into shrapnel when you were hit. Hot, heavy and designed to stop shrapnel ... from far away apparently!
Anyway ... the Government Accounting Office (GAO), finished an investigation on the present-day armor. A synopsis is HERE and the full report can be found HERE if you're interested.
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