Air Force Veteran’s War Injuries Lead to a Career in Banking
U.S. Bank branch manager Anthony Winfield, a former Air Force veteran, transitioned to banking after a 13-year military career cut short by injuries sustained in Afghanistan. After a rocket explosion at Bagram Airfield left him with partial deafness, nerve damage, and back injuries, Winfield received a medical retirement. Following six years in auto sales, he joined U.S. Bank in January 2023 as a branch manager in Parma, Ohio, where he now works with his certified service dog, Maizy, who helps him manage his service-related injuries.
Il manager della filiale di U.S. Bank, Anthony Winfield, un ex veterano dell'Air Force, è passato al settore bancario dopo una carriera militare di 13 anni interrotta da infortuni subiti in Afghanistan. Dopo un'esplosione di razzi presso la base aerea di Bagram che gli ha causato sordità parziale, danni ai nervi e infortuni alla schiena, Winfield ha ricevuto una pensione medica. Dopo sei anni nel settore delle vendite di auto, è entrato a far parte di U.S. Bank nel gennaio 2023 come manager di filiale a Parma, Ohio, dove ora lavora con il suo cane da servizio certificato, Maizy, che lo aiuta a gestire le sue lesioni legate al servizio.
El gerente de la sucursal de U.S. Bank, Anthony Winfield, un ex veterano de la Fuerza Aérea, hizo la transición a la banca después de una carrera militar de 13 años que se interrumpió debido a lesiones sufridas en Afganistán. Después de que una explosión de cohetes en la Base Aérea de Bagram le dejara sordera parcial, daño en los nervios y lesiones en la espalda, Winfield recibió una jubilación médica. Tras seis años en ventas de automóviles, se unió a U.S. Bank en enero de 2023 como gerente de sucursal en Parma, Ohio, donde ahora trabaja con su perro de servicio certificado, Maizy, quien lo ayuda a manejar sus lesiones relacionadas con el servicio.
U.S. Bank 지점 매니저인 Anthony Winfield는 공군의 전직 베테랑으로, 아프가니스탄에서의 부상으로 단축된 13년의 군 경력을 끝내고 은행업으로 전환했습니다. Bagram 공군 기지에서의 로켓 폭발로 인해 부분적인 청각 상실, 신경 손상 및 허리 부상을 입은 후, Winfield는 의학적 퇴직을 받았습니다. 자동차 판매 분야에서 6년을 보낸 후, 그는 2023년 1월에 오하이오주 파르마의 지점 매니저로서 U.S. Bank에 합류하였으며, 현재 그의 서비스 관련 부상을 관리해주는 인증된 서비스 개 Maizy와 함께 일하고 있습니다.
Le responsable de la succursale de U.S. Bank, Anthony Winfield, un ancien vétéran de l'Air Force, a fait la transition vers la banque après une carrière militaire de 13 ans interrompue par des blessures subies en Afghanistan. Après une explosion de roquette sur la base aérienne de Bagram qui lui a laissé une surdité partielle, des lésions nerveuses et des blessures au dos, Winfield a reçu une retraite médicale. Après six ans dans la vente automobile, il a rejoint U.S. Bank en janvier 2023 en tant que responsable de succursale à Parma, dans l'Ohio, où il travaille désormais avec son chien d'assistance certifié, Maizy, qui l'aide à gérer ses blessures liées au service.
Der Filialleiter der U.S. Bank, Anthony Winfield, ein ehemaliger Veteran der Luftwaffe, wechselte nach einer 13-jährigen Militärkarriere, die durch Verletzungen in Afghanistan verkürzt wurde, zur Bankenbranche. Nach einer Raketenexplosion auf dem Bagram-Luftwaffenstützpunkt, die ihm teilweise Taubheit, Nervenschäden und Rückenverletzungen einbrachte, erhielt Winfield eine medizinische Pensionierung. Nach sechs Jahren im Autovertrieb trat er im Januar 2023 als Filialleiter in Parma, Ohio, in die U.S. Bank ein, wo er nun mit seinem zertifizierten Servicetier Maizy arbeitet, das ihm hilft, seine dienstbedingten Verletzungen zu bewältigen.
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After traveling the world for the military, Anthony Winfield is back in his home state of Ohio
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 11, 2024 / U.S. Bank
Anthony Winfield with his service dog, Maizy, who helps him manage hardships from the injuries he sustained in the military.
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When Anthony Winfield was in high school, he was offered something many teenage boys dream about, a college scholarship to play baseball. But Winfield, who is now a U.S. Bank branch manager, had something else in mind.
Winfield and Maizy recently completed training to be certified as a service dog team.
"I had a plan," Winfield said. "I wanted to do 20 years in the military and then retire."
He enlisted in the Air Force and for 13 years, things went according to that plan. Winfield lived the military life, with assignments in the U.S., South Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan, where his plan changed dramatically.
While stationed at Bagram Airfield, then the largest U.S. base in Afghanistan, Winfield and his team were on a mission that involved climbing a stair tower. A rocket exploded into them and Winfield plummeted to the ground, landing on his back and sustaining critical injuries.
He completed his deployment and was assigned to Fort Dix in New Jersey, but the injuries eventually took their toll.
The explosion left Winfield partially deaf, with nerve damage and multiple back injuries. A series of surgeries followed, including a failed spinal fusion and electrical nerve stimulation.
Winfield wanted to stay in the Air Force, but was given a medical retirement despite his protests.
"I even went to Texas to petition the military board," he said. "I was crushed."
Following the military retirement, Winfield's wife, Danielle, wanted to move back home to Ohio and they settled in the Cleveland area with their children, Emilia and Brennen.
"I said to her, ‘You have followed me around my entire career, now it's time for me to follow you.,'" he said.
Winfield spent the next six years working in auto sales management but wasn't happy, he said.
Winfield's brother, Andre Thompson, a mortgage retail branch manager for U.S. Bank a couple hours away in Columbus, urged him to apply for an open branch manager role at the U.S. Bank branch inside a Walmart in Parma. Winfield joined the bank in January 2023.
"Anthony may be newer to banking, but his experience as a strong people leader shines through in all that he does," said Kayleigh Musil, U.S. Bank district manager in Ohio. "His servant leadership style fosters a team culture of positivity and confidence, inspiring those he leads. He embodies our core values so naturally and inspires those around him to do the same. I'm so grateful to have Anthony on the Lake Erie South team."
To help deal with daily hardships from the injuries he sustained in the military, Winfield recently purchased a service animal, a young German shepherd named Maizy that Winfield brings to work.
Winfield and Maizy have completed training to be certified as a service dog team, and he is benefitting from his canine companion, he said.
"I want people to know there's help regardless of what they are experiencing," Winfield said.
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