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The TeamJaeson "Doc" Parsons
Jason “Doc” Parsons was born in Chicago, IL. Before joining the military he spent ten years in the global derivative markets, ending his career as Director of Institutional Sales for a Chicago brokerage firm. In June 2005 he joined the Army as a Combat Medic; by November he deployed to Ar Ramadi, Iraq with the 54th Engineer Battalion. In 2009 he was medically discharged (honorable) and now he divides his time between working on the project and for Maxim Magazine. Doc is the Founder of the Graffiti of War Project and Executive Vice President of Global Operations for Unconventional Artists, LLC, parent company for the Project as well as the Vice Chairman of the Graffiti of War Foundation.
Send Doc an email Robert "Rob" Craven
Rob Craven grew up outside of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Joining the Army in 2006 immediately after High School, his first duty station -- Fort Bragg. In September 2001, he lost two uncles in the WTC's North and South towers and that became his driving force behind his dedication to service. Rob was deployed to Iraq in 2008 with the 18th Airborned Corps. Eight months after returning home, he was sent to Texas for his next, and last, duty station. Honorably discharged from the Army in 2011, Rob sought other ways to help the troops, one of those being contracting work in Afghanistan, where he deployed in September 2011 for fifteen months. Prior to leaving Rob found The Graffiti of War Project and volunteered his services as a down range photographer. After being with the project for a number of months, Rob joined the team as the Social Media Director and is now Executive Vice President, Operations as well as a full partner.
Send Rob an email Luis "Junior" Jurado, Jr.
Luis Jurado, Jr has been in and out of combat zones 2007, starting with the US Army in 1991 with multiple combat deployments and later, 2005, working with a large defense contractor both in Iraq and Afghanistan. Growing up I had a strong passion in wanting to do something to help others. I wanted to be a city police officer like my father, but saw that I could immediately make a difference in working in the combat zones. Luis is currently working in heavy combat zones and for his privacy and safety, we purposely left out additional details about his personal life. Luis found the Graffiti of War Project through a mutual contact of ours and since joining our team has sent hundreds of images from all across Iraq and most recently from Afghanistan. Luis is Executive Director, Field Operations and is a full partner.
Send Junior an email Jeremy "Jarhead" Mull
Jeremy Mull was born in Honolulu, HI before joining the Marine Corps and spent his entire life as a military brat. He spent five and some change in the Marines served several tours in Iraq, Al Anbar province. After completing his term of service he returned home and worked as an electrician for a Marine Corps logistics base in Albany,Ga. In 2009, Jeremy decided to return to school at West Virginia University where he met Doc and the rest, as they say, is history. Jeremy works as an Executive Vice President for Unconventional Artists, LLC and is a voting board member of the Graffiti of War Foundation.
Send Jarhead an email Michael "Fig" Figueroa
For Michael, art is a universal language, with which he has been able to stand out and make a mark in this world. Michael served three years in the 1st cavalry of the United States Army, which allowed him serve his civic duty and assisted him in being able to attend the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois, where he earned his Bachelor’s degree of Fine art in illustration. He has been diligently working his way into the professional art world since 2006. While at the American Academy of Art he met the artist Dan Plumley. Michael then began apprenticing under Dan at the tattoo shop, Skin of a Different Color of Aurora, Illinois. Upon completion of his apprenticeship he then began working at Don’s Downtown Ink, also of Aurora, in 2007 and still works there today. In addition, Michael is also the resident graphic artist of No Limits Graphix of Montgomery, Illinois. Michael aspires to one day be able to combine his two loves and work side by side with his sons in the world of art. Michael joined the Graffiti of War Project as the Director of Digital Art and Design.
Send Fig an email Jason "SSG D" Deckman
Jason Deckman grew up in Allegany, NY. He joined the Army in 1994 and has been a Combat Engineer ever since. He's been deployed to Bosnia, Kosovo, Kuwait and Iraq. The high point of his career came in 2004 when he attended Sapper Leader Course at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. He transitioned to the Army Reserves in 2007 and is currently assigned to the 980th Engineer Battalion in Austin, TX. He lives in Killeen with his wife, Melinda. Jason was one of the original collaborators of the project and is an honorary member of the team. - Support the Project -
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