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Meet the Heroes adopted by the Houston chapter

  • Cpl. Daniel Peterson US Marine Corps

     

    On July 24, 2010, Marine Sniper Corporal Daniel Peterson was returning from a classified mission in the Southern Helmand Providence of Afghanistan when the team encountered a bomb.  The explosion threw Cpl Peterson more than ten feet in the air and created a 6-foot by 6-foot crater into the Earth.  Cpl Peterson sustained amputation of both of his legs, a fractured pelvis, and many other broken bones and shrapnel because of the explosion.

    Cpl Peterson placed tourniquets on his own legs and never lost consciousness while waiting for the Corpsmen to get to him.  Cpl Peterson was treated by the Corpsman while being prepared to be evacuated.

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  • SFC Henry Escobedo US Army

     

    SFC Henry Escobedo served 12 years in the United States Army as an indirect-fire
    infantryman before being medically discharged in 2014. Born in Guatemala, Henry and his
    family immigrated to the United States of America when Henry was nine years old. When
    Henry was nineteen, he joined the United States Army. In 2003, during Operation Iraqi
    Freedom, Henry had his first deployment as an Infantryman with the 2 nd  Battalion,
    37 th  Armor, 1 st  Armor Division to Baghdad/Al Kufa-Najaf, Iraq.

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  • SGT James May US Army

     

    SGT May was stationed in the frigid but beautiful Fort Drum, New York with the 2 Brigade Combat Team, 2-14 Infantry Unit. Being part of this unit afforded him many new opportunities and unforeseen experiences.  This is also where he met the beautiful Shyanne, his future wife, while she was vacationing in the area…. of all places! The couple hit it off immediately and stayed connected, visiting each other regularly until SGT May’s 2009 deployment to Baghdad, Iraq.

    During his deployment, he served as a gunner for the lead truck in the convoy security squad for all missions in and around the city.  Their unit completed over 170 successful missions.  Most missions were blackout missions, conducted at night, putting them at the receiving end of numerous bomb attacks. On February 15, 2010, SGT May’s truck suffered a direct hit from a triple EFP (explosively formed projectile) which the enemy placed behind a concrete barrier at an Iraqi Police Checkpoint.  The EFP was aimed to dismantle the engine as well as take out the Truck Commander (TC) and Gunner.  Luckily, the strongest of these three bombs was aimed at the engine block of the MRAP, while the other two bombs turned to shrapnel and debris, targeting SGT May and his TC. SGT May was told that the portion that hit him on the head broke open his skull, forcing his brain back two inches.

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  • SGT Preston Kaplan US Army

    The Joshua Chamberlain Society of Houston is honored and pleased to recognize SGT Preston Kaplan as our third hero and humbled to have him join the JCS family. SGT Preston Kaplan is a retired Army Veteran who served his country for 7 years. SGT Kaplan’s wife, SFC Nicole Kaplan is a 12-year Army Veteran. The two met in elementary school and were junior high and high school sweethearts. They have been married for 16yrs.

    In October 2005 SGT Kaplan deployed to Yusufiyah Iraq, a small town located within the borders of what is known as the Triangle of Death. He was assigned to Bravo Company 1/502nd Infantry Regiment, 2D Brigade, 101st Airborne Division as an Infantry saw gunner.  Their mission was preserving the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people.  Returning home from deployment in 2006, SGT Kaplan was selected to transfer companies to HHC, 1/502nd IN BN, and become an infantry sniper for the elite scouts platoon. He deployed for his second tour in October 2007 to the Kadhimiya District of Baghdad Iraq.

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  • SGT Timothy Brumley US Army

    Sgt Brumley joined the US Army as an Airborne Infantryman in 1999 from Roswell, NM after he graduated from New Mexico Military Institute.  Tim deployed with the 173rd Airborne Brigade to Iraq in 2003 and Afghanistan in 2005.

    On May 3rd, 2005, Tim was wounded during a quick reaction force mission in the Arghandab River Valley, Afghanistan, when he was hit by a booby trap.  Sgt. Brumley lost his leg below the knee and went to BAMC for his recovery.

    After getting out of the military, Tim received his BBA in Supply Chain Management and now works as a Project/Program Manager for a logistics company.  He now lives in Conroe, TX with his wife and three kids.

    Sgt Brumley received a Purple Heart and Army Commendation Medal with Valor for his role in the fire fight on May 3rd.

Houston News

SFC Henry Escobedo takes on the Warrior Games! We want to extend a huge congratulations to Sgt. 1st Class Henry Escobedo. He was selected to join Team Army for the 2024 Warrior Games! SFC Escobedo is one of just 40 athletes on Team Army. He will compete, with other members of Team Army, in Orlando, […]

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      Joshua Chamberlain Society, its volunteers, and especially the JCS Houston heroes want to extend a heartfelt thanks to Big Star Ford in Pearland, TX for all the vehicle improvements extended to the Escobedo family. Both, Rick Law, the general manager, and Jeff Kuithe, service manager, went beyond the call of duty in […]

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Good Morning – I wanted to take a few moments and send out a heartfelt THANK-YOU to all our volunteers, participants and donors that made the First Annual JCS-Houston Clay Shoot a resounding success. The time spent up front by our board members, our volunteer coordinators, our sponsors and by all those that have held [...]

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