Jeff W. McIntire

Jeff W. McIntire served as an infantryman in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2000 to 2012.

While deployed to Iraq in 2008, McIntire was part of a vehicle mounted patrol with dismounts trailing, when his vehicle struck a double stacked 155mm artillery shell pressure plate IED.

After spending 2 months in the hospital at Al Taquadem, McIntire chose to rejoin his unit and continued the deployment.

He was awarded the Purple Heart December of 2009.