July 25, 2008 was the time. A Newport Beach golf course the place. A stray ball the enemy.

And John Lacey never saw it coming.

“It happened so fast…I was hit directly in the eye.”

In fact, the only thing he even remembers is an explosion taking place directly on his face.

“When the…

Marines. Explosions. Shrapnel.

Doug Castle’s II Marine Division, Al Anbar Province, Iraq experienced them first-hand.

The first image is dead-center – as in the path the projectile pursued.

The second image reveals an open forehead wound. But what you don’t see is actually more telling…

Kenneth Barnett works construction and plumbing at Fort Bragg.

“I was in the process of working on a ten inch water line that had to be repaired. As I was cutting the pipe with a gas-powered chop saw, I ran into a problem.”

The problem? Kick-back from the blade – a FOOT-LONG circular saw…

“Merry Christmas!”

The salutation followed the rapid unwrapping of a box containing a pair of Polarized Oakley Canteen™ sunglasses. Five months later, on May 11, 2008, Mr. Ketring was at Little League practice when a rapidly advancing baseball connected directly with his face.

“The ball…