This weekend there will be two big events in Mark’s hometown: 1) The Price of Freedom Race – 10k/5k/Fun Run, and 2) Memorial Birthday 30-Mile Walk. Both events will begin and end at Haleyville High School. There will be face
When I heard that SrA Danny Sanchez had been killed in Afghanistan on 16 September 2010, it struck me hard. I didn’t know Danny, but knowing he was a Combat Controller, I then realized even more that Mark’s life could
Warriors on the Water Military Appreciation Bass Fishing Tournament has named this years “Big Bass” Memorial Award in honor of SrA Mark A. Forester. Walt Gulledge won the tournament with a 7.7 lb bass. We have two of Mark’s biggest
For Easter weekend, we had two special guests–CW3 Matthew Longanacre and TSgt Ted Hofknecht. Matthew is an AH-64 D Apache pilot in the Army and Ted is a Combat Controller who went through the pipeline and graduated with Mark. Both
On June 19, 2008, Mark graduated from Combat Control School at Pope AFB, NC, and finally donned the Red Beret. The picture below shows him receiving this prized possession after much training, pain, agony, and success. He looks happy to
The University of Alabama Student Veterans Association renamed their Student Veteran of the Year Award to “The Mark Forester Memorial Award for Excellence”. We were thankful we were invited to attend the event in November and able to share a
