Yeah he's a veteran, but is he HOT?

So I've been following the career of Alex Minksy for a little while.

To really summarize, Alex is a former marine that lost his leg in Afganistan when his truck ran over an explosive. After sustaining his injuries he was in a coma for 52 days. After being honorably discharged Alex came home, sobered up ( he's admittedly a proud member of A.A. ) and began to work out immensely, along with covering every inch of his body with tattoos. When doing his routine at a local gym in Venice Beach, CA he was discovered and so began his illustrative career as a fitness and fashion model.

Alex has also been involved with a number of charity organizations, least of which the Wounded Warrior Project, a charity that benefits those soldiers injured in war and their families. He participates in endless marathons and even his girlfriend, Mylee is a total bad ass in her own right. Mylee is a breast cancer survivor and Alex and her have teamed up for multiple breast cancer awareness campaigns and charities.

So what's my beef with this generally awesome, sweet guy that seems to love his mom and only want to spread positivity and hope to others? Well...basically...

Would anyone care if he wasn't hot?

That's feels shitty to ask, but it's a valid question.

I don't want to make this about diminishing Alex's career or the positive impact he's had, because he's definitely an all around outstanding person. It's not really about him.

I guess it's about media highlighting his pretty face, increasing hero fetishism, and negating all the other wounded veterans out there. I mean, where is their center fold?