…patient and she was volunteering there. The two welcomed their first child, Finley Wade, in July 2019. Ferris would like to express his gratitude and let those who helped to make his specially adapted custom home a reality know that the uncertainty and daunting task of trying to find accessible housing is no longer overwhelming him. He is focused now on his future, and the freedoms and comfort his accessible home offers him while he, “transitions back to normalcy“. …
…his right leg to an improvised explosive device (IED) while on a patrol in Sangin. Kionte acknowledges his recovery was initially difficult. The challenges of dealing with his injury led him into a depression. He overcame this emotional hurdle by becoming more active and now enjoys testing his physical abilities by running, hiking, rowing, and weight lifting. He has become an avid mountain climber and conquered Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the seven summits around the globe. He has completed the…
IN MEMORIAM Cpl Justin McLoud Festus, MO Mission Accomplished on Dec. 22, 2012 On Dec.10, 2010, Marine Cpl Justin McLoud, serving with the 3/5 Darkhorse Marines, was on his third deployment when he lost both legs and his left arm from an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Sangin, Afghanistan. Periodically taking enemy fire while on a foot patrol, Cpl McLoud had already moved across a bridge when his teammate began to cross and stepped on a pressure plate IED….
Army SFC Aaron Cornelius Lithia, FL Inspired to carry on his family’s legacy of military service, Aaron Cornelius enlisted in the Army when he was nineteen. On April 10, 2008, during his third combat deployment, Army Sergeant First Class Aaron Cornelius was serving as a Platoon Sergeant with Alpha Company, 4-64th Armor, 3rd Infantry Division in Al Rashid, Iraq when he was injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast. He sustained severe damage from shrapnel to his eyes, face,…
SPC FRANK PIERSON Plainfield, IL Mission Accomplished on Nov. 13, 2010 Army Specialist Frank Pierson was four months into his first deployment when he lost both legs after his vehicle came under attack in Baghdad, Iraq, in March 2008. While returning to his Forward Operating Base (FOB), SPC Pierson saw a flash of light on the road and felt an intense rumbling as an explosively formed penetrator (EFP) tore through the vehicle he was driving. Immediate first aid measures…
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