Dave Thomason suffered numerous concussions over many years. The repeated head injuries took a serious toll on his cognitive ability and even forced him to retire from a job he loved. After a few years of facing an uncertain future, he found a new and effective treatment for brain injury […]
He told his father that he was tired of school and he wanted to join the Marines. Dave Thomason joined in 1973 thinking that he would probably be sent to Vietnam. However, during basic training, his aptitude for technical skills set him apart from the crowd and he was offered […]
When Ben Morris left for Afghanistan in 2009, he didn’t realize how the experience of war would change him we he returned. Through the loss of comrades due to suicide, and through PTSD counseling, he chose to dig deeper into his faith. His new sense of purpose is to save […]
Born into the Great Depression, Donald Van Cleve spent his childhood dodging poverty and delivering newspapers when Pearl Harbor was attacked. When the Korean War broke out he joined the United States Marine Corps and trained in a squad managing heavy automatic weapons. He landed in Korea in May of […]
Dane Prevatt grew up in the small town of Grants Pass, Oregon but he found his place within the United States Marine Corps. At 18 years old he completed boot camp and in 1991 found himself on the shores of Kuwait wondering what would come next. He spent a couple […]
After going to law school, David Bellon realized that it wasn’t what he wanted. He wanted to be pushed and tested. He joined the Marines, served a full contract and was ready to get out…Then 9/11 happened and changed the course of his life. Now currently in his 4th decade […]
