Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Reginald Dean

Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Reginald Dean
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.