Mom’s best friend Sylvia Knight had this ring made for her from one of the empty shells from Mark’s 21-gun salute, which took place at the cemetery after the funeral. The designer called it “Guns n’ Roses”. Mom loves this
At halftime of the Alabama/Florida basketball game on February 14, 2012, our family was presented with the PING golf bag that Cory Whitsett used to win the Patriot All-America Invitational in December. In addition to Mark being recognized, Jeffrey Ausborn
This past weekend, we had a team of 21 participate in Tough Mudder in Georgia. This event raises money for Wounded Warrior Project. We chose to run in honor or Mark, Johnnie Yellock II, and Emmett Norris. Mark, who paid
Here’s a short picture collection of Mark. The accompanying song by Greenday reminds me of Mark for two reasons: 1. He did have the time of his life here on earth. You can tell by many of the pictures. 2.
University of Alabama Sophomore Cory Whitsett won the inaugural Patriot All-America Tournament in Phoenix on Dec. 30, 2011. Each player carried a bag with a fallen heroes name from the area they are from or attend school. Cory’s bag had
During Mark’s time in Afghanistan, we saw many pics of dogs that he and many of his teammates loved. The pictures below are from one of Mark’s teammates, Ben King. These puppies were born in an abandoned ammo bunker on
