Corporal Gabriel R. Gehr, a Marine with Wounded Warrior Battalion West, Alpha Company and a Delphos, Ohio native joined the Marine Corps May 20, 2012, as a generator engineer. On November 20, 2013, exactly a year and six months after he joined, Gehr found himself in Afghanistan, fortifying a forward operating base against hostile forces. While trying to ensure the safety of everyone on the base, Gehr was hit by an anti-tank rocket, causing shrapnel to permanently embed into his left side and leg. In October 2014, Gehr unknowingly opened a door to discovering a new love — at the 2015 Marine Corps Trials.