Army SFC Matthew Mickunas

Spanaway, WA

Inspired by the training he received in his high school’s JROTC program, Matt Mickunas enlisted in the Army in 1985.

On June 20, 2004, Sergeant First Class Mickunas was serving as an infantryman with the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in Iraq, when he was severely injured in an air base ordnance dump explosion resulting from a mortar attack. He sustained internal injuries, bilateral partial hearing loss, tinnitus, and multiple back injuries, ultimately leading to lower body paralysis.

Matt and his wife, Shawna, have been married for 28 years and have four adult children and six grandchildren.

Originally from Washington State, Matt is choosing to remain in his home state.

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