As an Infantry Marine only 2 months into his first deployment with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Donny Daughenbaugh was shot in the face during a firefight in Mahmoudiya Iraq, and received wounds that brought about the end of his active military service.

The outcome of that night has led him down a lengthy road to recovery. With lifelong challenges that come from being wounded in action, Donny's injury has shown him that being alive, being capable and having a beautiful, loving family is truly a gift.

Using this horrific experience as a positive, Donny now proudly represents the Coalition to

Salute America's Heroes as the Senior Vice President of Veteran Care and a national spokesperson. Through the Coalition, he is able to help other wounded veteran families as they transition from being injured or disabled while serving, to a successful and higher quality of life.

Donny holds a master's degree in Organizational Leadership from Colorado Technical University and a Bachelor of Business Management degree from Western Governors University. He lives in League City with his beautiful wife Sarah and their 2 children Kollin and Everleigh. Donny’s 19-year-old daughter is a sophomore at Sam Houston State University.

From a long road to recovery after being severely wounded in action, to an MBA, to Senior Vice President of a major veteran-focused nonprofit, these… are Donny Daughenbaugh’s Battlefields.

Show Notes

0311: Marine Corps occupation code for Infantry

BAMC: Brooke Army Medical Center

Coalition to Salute America's Heroes

concrete T-wall (also known as Bremer wall): defense concrete barrier, commonly used in Iraq

FLIR: forward-looking infra-red (weapon sighting device)

MEDEVAC: medical evacuation

NVGs: night vision goggles

Sunni Triangle

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Episode guest: Donny Daughenbaugh

Host: LTC (Ret.) Charles Faint

Edited by: Michael Neal

Music: "King Around Here" by Alex Grohl (courtesy of Pixabay)

Sponsored by: The Epoch Times, in conjunction with The Havok Journal

Contact email: [email protected]