SGT JULIAN TORRES Fallbrook, CA Mission Accomplished September 20, 2014 Marine Sergeant Julian Torres was crossing a canal in Marjah, Afghanistan after a morning firefight when he stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED), resulting in the loss of his left leg below the knee and his right leg above the knee. The injury occurred on July 15, 2010, just one month after his first deployment. Sgt Torres was providing rear security to his fellow 2nd Battalion 6th Marines…
…that Cpl Schumacher was correct in his assumption of where additional IEDs were buried, no doubt saving others from harm.) Now medically retired, Cpl Schumacher enjoys spending time with his wife, Courtney and their two sons, Ethan and Easton. Jon plays many sports including; football, snowboarding, and golf. He coaches his sons’ sports teams and has most recently been coaching baseball and football. He also plays adaptive lacrosse. Jon recently returned to college and is pursuing a business degree. Jon…
Cpl Travis Echols McQueeney, TX Mission Accomplished on September 23, 2017 On Jan. 23, 2009, while serving with the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, Corporal Travis Echols sustained a gunshot wound to his lower legs, instantly shattering the bones in both legs. His right leg was eventually amputated below the knee. Travis underwent 35 surgeries within four years and spent eight months as an inpatient at various hospitals. He is now relatively mobile but prefers to use his wheelchair while at…
CPL Roberto Cruz-Arocho Wesley Chapel, FL Following in the footsteps of his father, Roberto Cruz-Arocho joined the military after the 9/11 attacks. On Aug. 14, 2005, Corporal Cruz-Arocho, on his first combat deployment, was on tower guard duty with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division when he was shot by a sniper in Tikrit, Iraq. Roberto sustained an incomplete spinal cord injury with lower extremity weakness along with damage to his left hand and forearm from…
SSG MATTHEW DEWITT Hopkinton, NH Mission Accomplished on Nov. 8, 2014 While on his first deployment on the night of July 22, 2003 in Khalidiyah, Iraq, Army Staff Sergeant Matthew DeWitt and members of the 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 3 ID came under enemy attack and exchanged heavy fire. In the ensuing fight as SSG DeWitt was positioning to take down a suspected enemy’s house, his weapon was struck by a rocket propelled grenade (RPG). The explosion left…
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