Becoming Bulletproof

When you’re afraid, forget about yourself and try to help others.

When catastrophe strikes and leaves you feeling deathly afraid, deal with your fears by forgetting about yourself as quickly as you can. Help others who may be in danger. This is the first and best way to make yourself bulletproof. 

That’s what author Evy Poumpouras, a former Special Agent of the United States Secret Service (USSS), did on September 11, 2001, when she and her Secret Service colleagues helped disaster victims at ground zero of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. For their heroism amid the destruction of the towers, Poumpouras and her colleagues received the United States Secret Service Valor Award – the agency’s most prestigious honor. 

Bulletproof vests are made of many layers of fabric. To protect yourself, you need many layers of knowledge.

Many people think bulletproof vests are made of steel, but in fact they’re composed of multiple layers of Kevlar – a purpose-made fabric. The thicker the vest, the greater the protection. The most protective bulletproof vests&#...