Alex Minsky
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Birth nameAlexander Minsky
BornNovember 7, 1988
Mission Viejo, Orange County, California, United States
Mission Viejo, Orange County, California, United States
Allegiance
United States of America
United States of AmericaService / branch 
United States Marine Corps
United States Marine CorpsAlex Minsky | |
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| Birth name | Alexander Minsky |
| Born | November 7, 1988 Mission Viejo, Orange County, California, United States |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 2008–2010 |
| Rank | .svg){kind=small} Corporal |
| Unit | 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines |
| Battles / wars | Global War on Terrorism |
| Awards |  Purple Heart Navy Achievement Medal |
Alex Minsky is a retired Marine corporal and now a model. At the beginning of his first tour of Afghanistan in 2009, his Humvee hit a roadside bomb and his right leg was amputated. He spent 47 days in a coma with a traumatic brain injury and 17 months in total in a hospital. After his brother died from a drug overdose, he entered a 23-month period of alcohol abuse, and to get out of it, he turned to physical fitness. It was during one of his routine workouts that he was approached by a fashion photographer named Tom Cullis.[1] However, his career did not start to take off until he was photographed nearly nude by the Los Angeles photographer Michael Stokes.[2]