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LEVY: I can try. It was night. We were out on patrol. I remember it was \ so hot packed in our vehicle. Suddenly there was an explosion. We got tossed in\ to a ditch. And somehow I made it out, and I could see it was the Humvee behi\ nd us.

It's whole front end was gone. It had hit a roadside bomb. Our vehicle h\ ad just driven past it, just mistriggering it. But not them. They didn't make it\ .

FEMALE SPEAKER: Remember how we practiced. Slow your breathing down.

Inhale and exhale from your abdomen.

LEVY: Thank you.

FEMALE SPEAKER: And just take your time. Whenever you are ready.

LEVY: So the bomb went off. I managed to get out. I had my night vision \ goggles on. And I could see the Humvee, the one that got hit. It's whole front e\ nd was gone. And there's this crater in the road. And inside it I could see-- I could see Kurt's-- our platoon Sergeant, he was lying there everything below his waist was gone, blown off. And he was screaming. Screaming like nothing you'd ever\ heard.

And then he was looking at me. And he was screaming for me to kill him. To stop his suffering. He was yelling, please. Please. And someone tried putting\ tourniquets on him. But the ground just kept getting darker with his blo\ od. And I was staring into his face.

I had my rifle trained on him. I was going to do it. You know. He was begging me to. I could feel my finger on the trigger. And I kept looking into his f\ ace. And then I didn't have to do nothing. Because the screaming had stopped. He'd ble\ d out.

Died right there.

And all I could think was I'd let him down. His last request, and I couldn't do it. I couldn't put a bullet in him so he could die fast not slow.

FEMALE SPEAKER: I can see and hear how painful it is for you to relive t\ his story. Thank you for sharing it. Do you think this incident is behind so\ me of the symptoms you've been telling me about?

LEVY: When I go to sleep at night, I close my eyes, and I see Kurt's the\ re staring at me. So I don't sleep too good. That's why I started drinking. It's th\ e only way I © 2016 Laureate Education, Inc.

1 Levy Family: Episode 4 can forget about that night. So I drink too much. At least that's what my wife yells at me.

We're not doing too well these days. I'm not exactly the life of the par\ ty. I left Iraq 10 months ago. But Iraq never left me. I'm afraid it's never going to le\ ave me alone.

Levy Family: Episode 4 Additional Content Attribution MUSIC:

Music by Clean Cuts Original Art and Photography Provided By:

Brian Kline and Nico Danks © 2016 Laureate Education, Inc.

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