It’s sad to see the names of hundreds of men and women killed in war this year. Then, to see our brother’s name listed is hard to believe. I feel like the entire magazine should be dedicated to his life.
These pictures were taken on a C-17 ramp service in Afghanistan. When a U.S. service member is killed, there is a formal ceremony with several military personnel present. Included in these pics are Mark’s commander, and his good friend and
Our good friend, Derek wrote a nice piece about Mark back in October. He and Laura spent many hours during the crazy days leading up to the memorial services, making the video that was shown at the funeral. That DVD
We got this picture off Mark’s computer. We’ve found there are many pictures of him with local children. This is probably one of the kids he was teaching the English alphabet to. We also learned recently that the elders in
One purpose of this site is to share stories of Patriotism and Valor, specifically involving Combat Controllers. This link gives great information on Calvin Markham’s work in Afghanistan. He truly is a ‘quiet professional’. We have spent time with him
First let me give a very big thank you to Brock Martin of Infinet Design who donated a lot of time and resources to making this new site for Mark. We expect there will be minor bugs and glitches and
