Alex Minsky

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]

Alex Minsky
Birth name	Alexander Minsky
Born	(1988-11-07) November 7, 1988 (age 36) Mission Viejo, Orange County, California, United States
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	2008–2010
Rank	Corporal
Unit	2nd Battalion 3rd Marines
Battles / wars	Global War on Terrorism Operation Enduring Freedom War in Afghanistan (WIA)
Awards	Purple Heart Navy Achievement Medal

Personal life

He grew up in Mission Viejo, Orange County, California. Alex is the oldest of four siblings.^[3] Minsky is 5′10″, weighs 165 lbs and has a 32" waist. He married in 2018.^[4]

Awards

Purple Heart, 2009.^[1]