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10.15.2005

Photo by Staff Sgt. Raymond Drumsta 

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BACK IN THE SADDLE: In the gunner's hatch of his humvee, Spc. Dean Levy poses with fellow crew members (left to right): Staff Sgt. Herminio Rodriguez, Spc. Patrick Grubert, and 42nd Infantry Division Artillery Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Flynn. The picture was taken on Levy's first day back to work after recovering from burns he suffered in a VBIED explosion. When the crew spotted the VBIED coming at them, Levy fired at it, and it exploded almost immediately, less than 40 meters from the humvee. It's thought that the crew's alertness and Levy's response caused the terrorist driving the VBIED to detonate it prematurely. The entire crew survived and returned to duty. Flynn is holding the leash of 'Zappa', a Dual-Purpose Explosive Detection Dog.

• Date Taken: 10.15.2005
• Date Posted: 10.15.2005 05:43
• Photo ID: 11089
• Resolution: 576x432
• Size: 298.43 KB