An Army.mil article describes the story of the crew of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle, or MRAP, that was struck by a vehicle borne IED.  The three Soldiers were Sgt. Victor Pamplona (driver), Spc. Chad Mitschelen (gunner), and Sgt. Juan Montelongo (truck commander), and they were deployed to Iraq.

The article briefly covers the explosion and aftermath.  One of the more interesting parts of the story is the varied reactions of the three-man crew.

Pamplona recalled the incident through a theological lens. 
 
“The Lord had something else planned for me,” he said regarding his survival.
 
While Mitschelen lauded his training and the sturdiness of the MRAP, he also said there was another reason he and his crew escaped the VBIED relatively unharmed.
 
“I felt my aunt Crissy and my baby brother Jeremy were watching over me,” he said.
 
Montelongo was more straightforward about why his crew made it through the attack.
 
“Our training paid off. It might be a pain in the a[–] when you are doing it, but it pays off,” he said.

It takes all kinds to make the world — and the US Army — go ’round.