Misha Pemble-Belkin SSG (USA Retired)

Misha Pemble-Belkin served nine years as an Army Paratrooper from 2006 through 2015. He successfully completed two combat tours to the Kunar Provence of Afghanistan with a total of 27 months spent in country. On his second tour he was injured and required a medical retirement from the service in 2015. Misha coordinates the Veteran Ventures Program at Vermont Adaptive. He graduated with a degree in S.T.E.M. Studies from the Community College of Vermont in 2017 and is working on a Recreational Therapy degree from Florida International University.

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