…in Iskandariyah, Iraq. The blast resulted in the loss of his left leg above the knee, right heel fracture, and partial hearing loss in both ears. SPC Pfeifer was first airlifted to Baghdad, and once back in the United States, he recovered at Brooke Army Medical Center. Now medically retired, Chad loves spending time with his wife, Summer, and their three boys: Grady, Lucien, and Barrett. When he’s not cheering on his boys’ sports teams, Chad is an avid golfer….
MSG Eric Marts Moorhead, MN Mission Accomplished on august 19, 2017 Two improvised explosive device (IED) blasts during Army MSG Eric Marts’ 2006 deployment serving with the 2-136 Combined Arms Battalion, 34th Infantry Division in Fallujah, Iraq took his vision. Shortly after the first blast, he started losing vision in one of his eyes. He continued to serve, but after being in another blast, the condition worsened. The traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused swelling in his optic nerves, resulting in…
GySgt Glen Silva Gettysburg, Pa Mission Accomplished on Oct. 26, 2019 Glen Silva joined the Marines as an Infantryman in 1990 with the desire to serve a greater purpose. He did two tours in Iraq in 2003 and 2009, before deploying to Afghanistan in 2010. On Oct. 12, 2010, Gunnery Sergeant Silva was the operations chief on a foot patrol with the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, in Afghanistan when he stepped on an improvised explosive device (IED). The blast…
SPC KEVIN PANNELL Sandy, OR Mission Accomplished on Dec. 11, 2010 On June 13, 2004, Army Specialist Kevin Pannell was serving in Iraq as an Infantryman with the 1st Cavalry Division when he was severely injured. Kevin’s 12-man unit was on a routine foot patrol in a dangerous area of central Baghdad when he was ambushed in an alleyway. During the firefight, SPC Pannell heard two “clinks” behind him. He said the sounds were from grenades, thrown by insurgents,…
Sgt Stephen “Mark” Smith Cochran, GA MISSION ACCOMPLISHED ON OCT. 22, 2022 With a long line of military family history and a passion for service, Stephen “Mark” Smith signed up for the Marines shortly after graduating from high school. On Oct. 14, 2006, while on his third combat tour, Sergeant Smith was on a patrol with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines in Ramadi, Iraq, when he stepped on a land mine. The blast resulted in the loss of his…
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