Claim: After his brother died from a drug overdose, Alex Minsky a retired amputated Marine corporal turned model, entered a period of alcohol abuse, and to get out of it, he turned to physical fitness where during one of his routine workouts that he was approached by a fashion photographer; however, he only got famous when he was photographed nearly nude by photographer Michael Stokes.
Evidence: Alex Minsky is a retired Marine corporal turned model. At the beginning of his first tour of Afghanistan in 2009, his Humvee hit a roadside bomb and his right leg was amputated. 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. However, his career didn't start to take off until he was photographed nearly nude by the Los Angeles photographer Michael Stokes.