11. Aaron Denning, Marine Combat Vet, Bronze Star Recipient,Awarded Purple Heart, Police Detective

Aaron Denning joined the United States Marine Corps in 2005, and was honorably discharged in 2012. During his time as a Marine, he was deployed four times.

While deployed to Afghanistan, his team was involved in many combat operations. Because of his leadership and decisive actions in combat, Aaron was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, and is a recipient of a Purple Heart.

Aaron currently serves in the Marine Corp Reserve as a Gunnery Sergeant.

In 2015, Aaron joined the Burbank Police Department, where he’s currently a detective and operator with the Department’s S.W.A.T. Team.

In 2021, Aaron co-founded Allied Extract, a non-profit which is dedicated to aiding persons stranded in conflict zones.

Allied Extract has assisted in the evacuation of approximately 500 Afghans who were formerly interpreters for US forces.

Allied Extract has also assisted in the evacuation of numerous severely wounded non-combatants in Ukraine.

You can learn more about Allied Extract by visiting: ⁠

https://alliedextract.org/⁠

or ⁠

https://www.instagram.com/alliedextract/⁠

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