#14: Adam Driver

Rank: Lance Corporal, United States Marine Corps

Amount of time: 3 years

Adam Driver’s military journey reflects his unwavering commitment to service and advocacy. Prompted by the events of 9/11, Driver wasted no time in enlisting in the United States Marine Corps, demonstrating his dedication to defending his country.

Assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, he embraced the role of an 81mm mortarman with characteristic determination and courage. However, fate intervened when Driver suffered a sternum fracture during a mountain biking accident, leading to his medical discharge.