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…
…pursue these endeavors. James is grateful to the support throughout his recovery from his mother, Elizabeth Bryant, and stepfather, Richard Bryant, both are retired Army Command Sergeant Majors. His mother is the one who found out about the Homes For Our Troops program. “My mother is the whole reason I received this home,” he says. James loves to cook and enjoys hosting friends and family. An accessible kitchen with roll-under countertops and pull-down shelves makes it easier for James to…
…Landing unconscious in a ditch, SSG Granville awoke to find the team medic working to stabilize him for transport to a Combat Support Hospital. Later transferred to Bagram for surgery, SSG Granville was eventually sent to Landstuhl, Germany where his left leg was amputated. Arriving at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in mid-June, he spent nearly two months as an in-patient before being released for therapies and treatments. Additional surgery was performed on SSG Granville’s right foot 18 months after…
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