Specialist Tim Taylor is U.S. Army and Iraq War veteran. He joined the Army at 17, back in July 2003. While serving with 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, GA, he was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq in January 2005. Tim’s unit was responsible for providing convoy escorts for the State Department, Department of Justice, Department of Treasury, and other government agencies.

On October 27, 2005, Tim’s vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb, known as an explosively formed penetrator, a particularly deadly I.E.D. Tim was left with significant injuries, resulting in a partial left hand amputation, severe damage to his right hand, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, and numerous other injuries that have negatively impacted his life, and all before he was of legal drinking age.