SGT BRADLEY WALKER Dandridge, TN Mission Accomplished on Dec. 20, 2014 Marine Sergeant Bradley Walker was on his second deployment when he lost both of his legs in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Haqlaniyah, Iraq on Nov. 27, 2006. A member of the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, Sgt Walker was the driver of a security vehicle returning from a mission in the Haditha Triangle when his vehicle triggered an IED along the Euphrates River. Sgt Walker lost…
Army SPC William Thomas Murfreesboro, TN In 2009, Will Thomas enlisted in the Army, inspired by his stepfather’s military service. On March 30, 2012, during his first combat deployment, Specialist Thomas was serving as a combat engineer with the 95th Engineer Company, 130th Engineer Brigade in Afghanistan when his vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device (IED). He sustained severe injuries to his right leg, vision impairment, and TBI. Will was airlifted to Camp Leatherneck and then transported to Landstuhl,…
Army Sergeant Curtis Johnson Castroville, TX In 2005, Curtis Johnson enlisted in the Army to carry on his family’s legacy of military service. On May 18, 2008, during his first combat deployment, Sergeant Johnson was serving as a combat engineer with the 571st Engineer Company, 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, in Iraq, when his vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device (IED). He sustained severe injuries in the blast, resulting in the amputation of both legs below the knee…
SSG MATTHEW KEIL Parker, CO Mission Accomplished on Sept. 27, 2008 Army Staff Sergeant Matthew Keil volunteered for his first tour in Iraq because he was single and had hoped to take the place of someone who was either married or had kids. SSG Keil returned unscathed from that tour. He then got married and was sent back as the kind of person that he had volunteered to take the place of. On his second tour of duty, the then…
SPC JACOB LYERLA Milroy, IN Mission Accomplished on Feb. 21, 2015 Army Specialist Jacob Lyerla served as a combat engineer with the 4th Engineer Battalion. He first deployed to Iraq in February 2009, supporting the 555th Engineer Brigade. In May 2009, he deployed from Iraq to Afghanistan. On Sept. 21, 2009, SPC Lyerla was severely injured when he was thrown from the turret of his vehicle during an enemy attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan. While driving past a bus station…
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