“Survivors’ Club” Salutes 3,000th Law Enforcement Officer Saved by a Protective Vest

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/DuPont KEVLAR® Survivors' Club® — an organization dedicated to reducing death and disability among police officers by encouraging the use of personal body armor has inducted Atlanta Police Officer Corey B. Grogan as the group's 3,000th member.

"DuPont is proud of the role we have played in protecting law enforcement officers over the past three decades," said William J. Harvey, vice president and general manager — DuPont Advanced Fiber Systems. "We continue to work on developing new technology to make vests lighter, stronger, more durable, and ultimately, more likely to be worn by law enforcement officers, like Officer Grogan.”

On Oct. 8, 2005, Officer Grogan was part of a team attempting to serve an arrest warrant to a person with a prior criminal conviction when shots were fired. As Grogan reached to pull his colleague, Lieutenant John Demmit out of the line of fire, he felt a blunt impact to his chest. Grogan had been hit twice in the upper torso with bullets from the suspect's .45 caliber pistol. Both rounds were stopped by his protective body armor (he also suffered a grazing wound to his face). Demmit suffered fragmentation wounds to his face after a bullet struck and shattered his radio microphone. The officers were transported to an Atlanta area trauma center where they were treated and released. Both Grogan and Demmit have returned to duty.

"It is an honor to be part of a heritage that stretches back more than 30 years," Grogan said. "Wearing protective body armor is the single most important thing an officer can do to reduce the risk of injury while on duty. I know because a vest saved my life."

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