Arkansas guy needs votes

[DeWayne R]

http://yourherosnamehere.nascar.com/ Arkansas guy is in the running.

[10thPlanet]

Voted: Tyler Whisenhunt, 28, of Gentry, Ark., served his country as a member of the United States Air Force 307th REDHORSE for six years beginning as an Airman First Class and making Technical Sergeant before being honorably discharged in 2013. Whisenhunt was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2007 to 2008 as lead vehicle operator of 81 missions, totaling 4,006 miles, which led to exposure of multiple combat encounters.

One particular incident Whisenhunt suspected copper wires along the road that led to an IED. Four fellow Airmen were dismounted in proximity to the bomb and Whisenhunt aided in getting Airmen to safety inside the Humvee before the bomb detonated on the vehicle. Lucky to survive the blast, this tragic event inspired him to create and build armor for Humvees to prevent other Servicemen and Women from being injured. In addition, he put his engineering abilities to work to design and build protective shields for five remote control IED countermeasure systems, improving convoy IED defeat measures for 32 people.

While deployed, Whisenhunt received a guitar as a gift and with the help of a team member he learned to play. The guitar became a staple item on missions, strapped to the top of the Humvee, it went everywhere with him and still enjoys playing that acoustic today.

After he finished his tour in Iraq, Whisenhunt earned a four-year degree in Construction Management and worked his way into a Field Superintendent role at Nabholz Construction Services. In his free time, Whisenhunt enjoys sports, hunting, fishing and being with his family – his wife Amanda and two young daughters. On race days, he likes watching his favorite driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

[Doyle Hograves]

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