Corey Kent

Each year, the Benefit Bike Ride highlights the struggle of a specific Courage in Motion beneficiary. This year, we are proud to share the story of Corey Kent.

Corey was born on 7/28/88 and raised in Cape Coral, Florida. A gifted student, he graduated form Mariner High School in 2006 with honors. Corey completed one year of college at University of Central Florida in Orlando.
 
After joining the army and completing basic training, Corey was deployed to Afghanistan. After only three weeks in Afghanistan, on July 12, 2010 at the age of 21, he was critically injured while on foot patrol. He lost both his legs and all the fingers on his left hand, due to an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion. After being transferred to two mash units in Afghanistan, Corey was transferred to Germany and then to Washington D.C. To the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
 
Corey was awarded the Purple Heart and a combat action badge. He was still on a ventilator when he turned 22 years of age. He was moved from the surgery ICU unit on Friday, August 13th to ward 57 which is the amputee ward.
 
Corey faces several more surgeries as well as some extensive skin grafting. He is truly a hero to all of us.
 
Corey's mother, Tiffany and his stepfather Dan Ashby have been by Corey's side 24/7 since arriving at WRAMC. His younger sister, Cassie, had traveled to Germany and then to Washington D.C. With her mother and Dan and has since returned to Cape Coral.