During
his deployment to Iraq, Senior Chief
Dean was the senior enlisted medical
advisor and combat corpsman attached
to a multi-national security
transition command.
On April 12, 2005, Dean rushed to
the scene of a suicide-bomb
explosion near Fort Tal-Afar, which
killed and wounded several Iraqi
army soldiers and civilians.
Dean set up a triage for 10 wounded,
including a 4-year-old boy with head
injuries. He provided care for the
child, and prepared him for medical
evacuation, most likely saving the
boy's life.
While in Iraq, Dean was the primary
provider of lifesaving emergency
care to more than 45 wounded
soldiers and civilians during six
mass casualty situations. For his
lifesaving actions, Dean was awarded
the Bronze Star on June 1, 2006. |