COO: Dominican Republic
Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf
The line was inspired by Lionel H. McKoy, a U.S. Navy veteran and an individual described as a long-time member of the Casa Carrillo family. McKoy served for two decades, reaching the rank of petty officer 2nd class, with deployments on the USS Midway, USS Forrestal, and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during the Gulf War and Operation Desert Storm. Following his service, he joined Casa Carrillo as the company’s shipping manager in 2017.
“Lionel is part of our family,” said Ernesto Perez-Carrillo III in a press release. “He served our country for twenty years, carried responsibilities most of us will never know, and then came here to work alongside us. I’ll never forget my first conversation with him about his time in service. At one point, he got emotional and a tear ran down his face. In that moment, I knew I was in the presence of a true hero — and Battleborn was conceived right then.”
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