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Tomas Young enlisted in the U.S. Army in June of 2001, shortly after the September 11th attacks. He was deployed to Iraq in April of 2004 and was shot and paralyzed from the chest down while serving in Sadr City. After his injury, Young became an outspoken critic of the Iraq War and a prominent anti-war activist.
Young was featured in the 2007 documentary Body of War, which chronicled his life and activism. He was also the subject of the book "Body of War: The Price of Freedom and the Cost of War" by Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro.
Young was married to Claudia Cuellar from 2008 until his death in 2014. He is survived by his mother, Cathy Smith, and his two sisters, Sarah and Rachel.
At the time of his death, Young was 35 years old. His net worth is unknown.
| Popular As |
Tomas Vincent Young |
| Occupation |
U.S. Soldier; War protester |
| Age |
35 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
| Born |
30 November, 1979 |
| Birthday |
30 November |
| Birthplace |
Kansas City, Missouri |
| Date of death |
November 10, 2014, |
| Died Place |
Seattle, Washington |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Tomas Young Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Tomas Young's Wife?
His wife is Claudia Cuellar (m. 2012–2014), Brie Townsend (m. 2003–2007)
| Family |
| Parents |
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| Wife |
Claudia Cuellar (m. 2012–2014), Brie Townsend (m. 2003–2007) |
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Tomas Young Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Tomas Young worth at the age of 35 years old? Tomas Young’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from United States. We have estimated
Tomas Young's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
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"In the annals of military history, moral courage is much rarer than physical courage, in part because of the long-lasting sanctions against dissenters and those who speak truth to power about the faults in our own society. Tomas Young had both moral and physical courage. His example should be heeded by young soldiers in the future who are ordered by their gravely flawed politicians to make the ultimate sacrifice for their leaders’ illegal follies and ambitions."
Young died on November 10, 2014, in Seattle, Washington. In November 2014, Chris Hedges and Ralph Nader each wrote a column on Young's passing. Hedges stated that "Young hung on as long as he could. Now he is gone. He understood what the masters of war had done to him, how he had been used and turned into human refuse." And Nader observed that
In March 2013, Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges published an interview with Young about his worldview and circumstances. Young was in hospice care at the time, and the interview was conducted at his home in Kansas City. Although Young had contemplated suicide on various occasions, he had decided "to go on hospice care, to stop feeding and fade away. This way, instead of committing the conventional suicide and I am out of the picture, people have a way to stop by or call and say their goodbyes." He later changed his mind, saying "I want to spend as much time as possible with my wife, and no decent son wants his obituary to read that he was survived by his mother."
Author Mark Wilkerson interviewed Tomas Young several times in 2013 and 2014. He wrote a biography Tomas Young's War, published by Haymarket Books in 2016. The book is also based on Wilkerson's interviews with Young's mother, brother and wife, and close friends, including celebrities Eddie Vedder, Tom Morello and Phil Donahue. Artist Shepard Fairey created the book's cover art.
On April 4, 2004, five days after being sent to Iraq, Young was shot while riding in an open, unarmored truck during an ambush staged by rebels in Sadr City. One of the bullets pierced his spine and left him paralyzed from the waist down. Later his medical problems worsened, and he became quadripeligic.
Tomas Young (November 30, 1979 – November 10, 2014) was an American military veteran of the Iraq War. In 2004, he was wounded and paralyzed by a bullet to the spine five days after he reached Iraq. One of the first veterans to come out publicly against the war, Young actively protested against the war after he returned to the United States. When his physical condition worsened in 2013 due to various medical complications, Young chose to go into hospice care. He later reversed that decision and accepted medical treatment until he died in 2014.
