Advocate, watchdog call for Congress to investigate shoddy kevlar in troop helmets

SOURCE: Nick Juliano // Rawstory.com

28 Feb 2008 // A company that allegedly produced sub-standard kevlar for battle helmets used by US troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan continues to receive lucrative government contracts, and Congressional oversight committees need to investigate if the company endangered servicemen and women, veterans' and government ethics activists said Thursday.

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