Photo Captures Marine Escaping Afghan Blast That Killed His Comrades

Jul 15th, 2009 - FOXNews

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The moment a U.S. Marine ran to safety as an explosion killed two of his comrades in Afghanistan was caught on camera.

The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) killed two members of the U.S. 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade instantly on Monday, shredding their armor and throwing their bodies into a canal.

But Sergeant Anthony Zabala, 31, had a lucky escape.

"I turned away and felt rocks in the air as they came over my back," he said. "That was it."

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