|  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.
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