Cpl Tony Mullis Hawkinsville, GA Mission Accomplished on June 15, 2013 On April 6, 2011, Marine Corporal Tony Mullis was on his second deployment when he lost both of his legs and sustained severe injuries to his right arm after a bomb exploded in Southern Afghanistan, the day after the birth of his first child. Cpl Mullis was on a mission to clear abandoned compounds when he saw wires indicative of an improvised explosive device (IED) and started moving…
…2005, during his second deployment, Sergeant Arredondo was on patrol with D Company, 1/506th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, when his vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device (IED) in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. SGT Arredondo sustained multiple injuries in the blast to his arms and legs, including a severed hand and shrapnel damage to both his legs. Juan spent a year in rehabilitation, re-learning daily activities and using a prosthesis on his arm. As a result of…
…walk and perform many daily tasks. Jeff enjoys spending time with his wife Maria and their two children, Megan and Cody. He obtained an associate’s degree in business and is currently pursuing an associate’s degree in applied engineering for gunsmithing. He is also into beekeeping and has six hives on his property. Jeff is grateful to be living in a specially adapted custom home. “Having the chance to become more independent makes life so much easier for my family. We…
SGT JEFFREY ADAMS Elbert, CO Project Completed on June 25, 2011 Army Sergeant Jeffrey Adams lost both of his legs due to injuries sustained while deployed to Afghanistan in August 2009. While on his second deployment, SGT Adams was returning to base from the Pesh River Valley when the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle he was riding in ran over an improvised explosive device (IED). Pulled from the damaged vehicle, SGT Adams has no recollection of what happened prior…
Army SGT Timothy C. Brumley Montgomery, TX Mission Accomplished on June 22, 2024 Feeling like he was destined for more than a minimum wage job, Timothy Brumley followed his family’s footsteps and joined the Army. On May 3, 2005, Sergeant Timothy Brumley was an Infantryman with the 173rd Airborne Brigade on his second combat tour in Afghanistan. During a quick reaction force mission in the Arghandab River Valley, a booby trap exploded beneath Tim, resulting in the amputation of his…
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