Forces Reserve's, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, out of Mount Clemens, MI
He graduated from Wixom Christian School in 1998 and attended Eastern Michigan University with plans on practicing International Law for the United States State Dept. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps in January 2000 and was on active duty until December 31, 2005. In April 2006, Mark was asked to serve his country again, and he willingly and proudly returned to active service. He volunteered to be deployed back to Iraq and served 3 tours of duty, gladly answering his country's call to serve against the war on terror. He was proud to be a Marine, and served with honor. While home on leave in the year after the war started, he visited Fenton High School and talked to students about what it was like in Iraq speaking about the good things happening there, such as building schools and how the Iraqi children embraced the soldiers. He attended Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Brighton, was a strong Christian man and a true patriot. He enjoyed meeting new people, politics, and listening to jazz. He was 26.
He was originally buried in Brighton Hills Cemetery, Brighton, MI, but re-interred in Arlington National Cemetery on August 14, 2007.
Forces Reserve's, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, out of Mount Clemens, MI
He graduated from Wixom Christian School in 1998 and attended Eastern Michigan University with plans on practicing International Law for the United States State Dept. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps in January 2000 and was on active duty until December 31, 2005. In April 2006, Mark was asked to serve his country again, and he willingly and proudly returned to active service. He volunteered to be deployed back to Iraq and served 3 tours of duty, gladly answering his country's call to serve against the war on terror. He was proud to be a Marine, and served with honor. While home on leave in the year after the war started, he visited Fenton High School and talked to students about what it was like in Iraq speaking about the good things happening there, such as building schools and how the Iraqi children embraced the soldiers. He attended Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Brighton, was a strong Christian man and a true patriot. He enjoyed meeting new people, politics, and listening to jazz. He was 26.
He was originally buried in Brighton Hills Cemetery, Brighton, MI, but re-interred in Arlington National Cemetery on August 14, 2007.
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U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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Web: Oakland County, Michigan, U.S., Historical Resources Obituary Index, 1970-2009
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U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
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U.S., Casualties From Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts, 2001-2012
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