Thanksgiving with the Yellock’s

For the sixth year (5th in a row), Mark’s friend and teammate spent Thanksgiving with us in Haleyville. This year his parents came again, as well as another regular, Emily Adams (USAF, deployed with Mark in 2010). We are grateful

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Honor and Remember Ceremony

On October 10, 2014 a ceremony was held in Washington, DC to honor the 22 fallen Air Force CCT’s and PJ’s, KIA since 9/11. Each family was given an “Honor and Remember” flag, that is appropriate to be flown underneath

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Wounded Warrior Hunt – Springville, AL

On Oct 18-19, 2014, Stick Lake Hunting Preserve honored some of our nation’s heroes with a bird hunt. They invited Mark’s good friends and teammates, Johnnie Yellock II and Ish Villegas. I (Thad) was invited to join them as well

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Mark atop Mt. Whitney

Recently, Mark was represented at the summit of Mt. Whitney in California. Todd Barton of Haleyville said that “the climb is a tough one, a little over 22 miles round trip (6610 feet in altitude gain then decent along the

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21 ESTS honors Mark with “Monster Mash”

Mark’s squadron honored him this past weekend with a Monster Mash (team physical competition) at their deployed location. The workout consisted of: 800m Litter Carry with 180lb dummy- Team Event 30 Burpees per team member 30 Hand-Release Pushups per team

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