Diagnosed 2015
Freddie McClurkin is a Former US Marine Fighter Pilot. In 2008, after 38 years of flying the DC-10 and 747, he retired 2 years early to do missionary work in Jamaica. His first symptoms of ALS were in 2013, when he went from running 3 miles three times a week to not being able to run at all.
His diagnosis was confirmed in January 2015 by Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is best known for his positive attitude and his greeting, “Every day is a good day”. In his 1st five years, he declined to an ALSFRS with a score of 31. His present ALSFRS is 41 after reaching a high of 44 in 2023.
Freddie founded a 501c Vets2defeatals. He is working with over 65 Vets fighting ALS. Vets2defeats has a Medical Marketplace offering free or low-cost medical items to anyone with ALS.
For more information, please visit www.vets2defeatals.org
