07/11/2026
We are late posting because it has been a full day for our volunteers, but we cannot forget.
Nine years ago today, our responders and our colleagues in Leflore County started their day like any other. They didn't know that the day would stretch through the overnight hours to the next day, and then the next, and for days after.
They didn't know they would become involved in a massive military disaster response.
Every year since, they go back. They quietly find discrete spots in hundreds of acres of soybeans, marking the end of the rows with small flags where a family name is written in permanent ink.
They take great pride in their work, but they don't want attention. They were just doing what they do.
Yes, we are talking about our own people. But if neighbors like that don't inspire others toward the greater good, we aren't sure what will.
Semper Fidelis
