Cpl. Schick was born on April, 25 1982 in Bossier City, Louisiana.  Cpl. Schick then moved to Coppell, Texas where he played 5-5A football and was a captain of his team his senior year.  He then joined the Marine Corps in May of 2001 at the end of his senior year.   Cpl. Schick is a 3rd generation Marine following in the footsteps of his uncle who served in Vietnam and his grandfather who served in WWII.  Cpl. Schick and his Unit(1/23 Marines B. Co.) were activated and deployed to Iraq in 2004.  Cpl. Schick served as a machine gun team leader in Bravo Co. Weapons Platoon.  He was struck by a triple-stack tank mine on September 20, 2004 while conducting combat operations in the Al-Anbar Province.  Cpl. Schick sustained multiple injuries such as compound fractures in his left leg and left arm, multiple skin, ligament and bone loss, partial loss of his left hand and arm and amputation below the knee of his left leg.  To date Cpl. Schick has undergone 46 surgeries and 23 blood transfusions.  While in Bethesda, Cpl. Schick refused the Purple Heart on several occasions stating he would not receive any medals or awards until all 156 Marines he deployed with returned home.  He now resides with his wife in Gretna, Louisiana. Cpl. Schick premiered in an HBO documentary titled "Alive Day Memories:Home From Iraq" that debuted on September 9th of this year.  Cpl. Schick has also been in local papers and papers all around the Country on his views for V.A. reform.  He has been trying to improve compensation and health care for severely wounded veterans.  Cpl. Schick is adamant in his fight for bettering the lives of his severely wounded brothers and sisters in arms.  He also is working on a book that should be available by next summer or fall.