Gunner Goes Head-to-Head with a V-Bed, Saves Crew

from DefendAmerica News:

“I waited for his left front tire to swerve onto the median,” Levy said. “At that moment he turned and drove straight at us. I put three to four rounds into the ground in front of him. It was still coming at us, so I put three to four more into the engine block of the vehicle.”

Read the whole article about how SPC Dean Levy of the 42nd Infantry Division saved his humvee crew from a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device.

This part really got to me:

The crew is scheduled to redeploy in October. Levy said he won’t miss work details, the heat, the dust and the desert.

“There’ll be a lot I miss, there’ll be a lot I won’t miss,” he said. “I’m going to miss the friendship we all have, the tight bond. I’m going to miss being on the gun.”

The crew knows each other well, Levy said.

“We’re really tight. We work great together,” he said. “We feel comfortable saying anything in front of each other. It helps a lot. Everyone on the vehicle is more proactive. Everyone knew their role when this happened.”

When asked why I'm a Soldier, or why I stay a Soldier, it's because of that. Nowhere else do you create such bonds of trust.

Anyway, job well done to SPC Levy. Another Soldier with whom I'm proud to serve.