SPC JASON M. SCHULZ Eagle, WI Mission Accomplished on March 13, 2010 Army Specialist Jason M. Schulz was returning from a vehicle recovery mission in November 2007 when the Salvage and Recovery Wrecker he was riding in struck an improvised explosive device (IED) in Mosul, Iraq. The blast ripped through the door on the right side of the truck, hitting the location where SPC Schulz was seated, resulting in the loss of both of his legs. After first being…
Cpl Yevgeniy “Yev” Shenker Queen Creek, AZ Mission Accomplished on Sept. 24, 2022 In an effort to steer his life in the right direction, Yevgeniy “Yev” Shenker joined the Marines as an Infantryman after graduating from high school in 2005. In 2011, during his first combat deployment, Marine Cpl Shenker was on a clearing effort in Sangin District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated, injuring Cpl…
…woke up a month later. After six months of surgeries, LCpl Carroll started physical therapy as an outpatient. Now medically retired, Sean loves exploring the outdoors, camping, playing guitar, and spending time with his fiancee, Jasmine Jordan, and their children. Despite his active lifestyle, Sean says he felt like a prisoner in his previous home. Having a new home with lower countertops in the kitchen and a bathroom with a roll-in shower, he says, helps him perform daily activities easily….
SGT Matthew “Matt” Watters Rincon, GEORGIA Inspired to give back to his country, Matthew Watters joined the military in 1997 after graduating high school. In 2002, he went on his first tour to Afghanistan and deployed again in 2003 to Iraq with the 1st Platoon, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. On June 11, 2003, Sergeant Watters, a team leader, was on a raid on a terrorist training camp in Western Iraq when he was struck in the leg…
SGT Alejandro Seguritan Jr. New Braunfels, TX Mission Completed on June 9, 2023 Alejandro “Alex” Seguritan, Jr., first fell in love with the camaraderie and teamwork of the military when he joined his school’s JROTC program in the eighth grade. He continued with the program throughout high school and, as a way to take care of his grandparents, enlisted in the Hawaii Army National Guard, serving as a vehicle gunner with the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery. On May…
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