The first time was immediately after his platoon's forward observer had been vaporized by an improvised explosive device, or IED, that had been planted under a narrow footbridge leading into a ...
A U.S. Cougar which was struck by an approximately 90–136 kg (198–300 lb) directed charge IED during the Anbar campaign in September 2007. The crew of the MRAP survived uninjured due to the vehicle's ...