I was able to speak at the annual Veteran’s Celebration held at First United Methodist Church in Haleyville. The short program was powerful. It was also great to see so many WWII veterans in attendance. Ida Ocena Burrell, who will
Our friend Kathy Bartholomew was very instrumental in starting this farmers market in Jerome, ID. She has one particular booth “Honor the Hero”, which brings awareness to our fallen heroes, both local and national, including Mark. She told his story
Unlike last year, we will not hold any formal balloon release ceremonies this year on the anniversary of Mark’s death. If you do a balloon release, Memorial push-ups, drink a Chick-fil-A milkshake, skydive, or any other event to honor Mark
On November 16, 2012, artist Phil Taylor will present our family with a portrait of Mark at a special ceremony at the new Veteran and Military Affairs Building at The University of Alabama. This has been in the works for
We attended the Alabama Sports Festival State Games Opening Ceremony on June 22, 2012 in Birmingham. This is a program to develop grassroots Olympic-style competitions and expose athletes, volunteers and spectators of all ages, especially our youth, to Olympic sports
Capt. Derek Argel was killed in the line of duty on Memorial Day 2005 in Iraq. Within days of his death, letters began to arrive to his young 10 month-old son Logan. They continued to come from friends, colleagues of
