Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!
Cannon, Mark Russell
- Lubbock, Texas, Lubbock County, United States
Military Information:
- Bronze Star Medal
- PH: Purple Heart
- US Marine Corps
- US Navy
- Afghanistan War
- KIA
- Combat Action Ribbon
- GWT: Global War on Terrorism
- Operation Enduring Freedom
- Good Conduct Medal
- 1-Alpha List
- HM3 (Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class)
Bio:
Petty Officer Third Class Mark R. Cannon, 31, of Lubbock, Texas died Oct. 2 while conducting combat operations in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Cannon was a hospital corpsman assigned to 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
Cannon was a graduate of Coronado High School in Lubbock and was the son of Tom and Becky Cannon. His father is a former Lubbock County court-at-law judge and his mother was executive director of the Lubbock Rape Crisis Center for 30 years. Cannon's awards included the Purple Heart, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Navy Good Conduct Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon and Expert Pistol Shot Ribbon.
https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/navy-hospital-corpsman-3rd-class-mark-r-cannon/3086413
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21904167/mark-russell-cannon
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