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Wounded SoCal Marine Becomes Underwear Model
Alex Minsky of Venice Beach has a prosthetic leg but that hasn't stopped his career.
Despite losing his leg in Afghanistan in a roadside bomb attack, Venice Beach resident and former U.S. Marine Alex Minsky has turned his life around and has become a successful underwear model, reports NBC Los Angeles.
Minsky, 24, who now has a prosthetic leg, fought depression, drinking and survived the death of his brother and told NBC, “I want people to look at me and not give up. Not quit.”
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