He knew about Alex Minsky and his story of being wounded in Afghanistan and losing his right leg. Since then, he has started to focus more on fashion and other subjects, gaining a larger clientele (he was also included in this year's 100 Most Eligible Bachelors list).
When someone asked to buy a landscape that he'd had framed, he realized that maybe he could turn his hobby into a career. While stationed in China, Terrell began to take photos as a hobby. I know I’m lucky-I'm sure it happened behind my back-but it never happened to my face. Former Marine Cedric Terrell says, however, he never experienced much discrimination-even before the repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell.' 'I would tell a person here or there,' he says, about the time he served as active duty and in the reserves, from 2005 to 2013. Although the stereotype has been that the branches of the United States military must be homophobic-impossible to feel comfortable being gay-with the Marines at the top of that heap.