Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Marcus Mahdee was a quiet, unassuming kid in high school who played wide receiver and defensive back on the football team. Mahdee, 20, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., died May 9 of injuries he suffered in an explosion in Iraq. He was stationed at Camp Lejeune. "He was a good kid," said Mahdee's grandmother, Essie Harris, who raised Mahdee with her husband, Linton. She said Marcus was active in the Church of Christ. Essie Harris said she wanted her grandson to go into the Air Force like two of her sons, thinking the Marines would be too difficult. But she said Mahdee insisted on becoming a Marine. "He went through basic training with flying colors," said Linton Harris, who attended his grandson's basic training graduation with his wife. "They tell you to go somewhere, that's what you do," Harris said of Mahdee's fate of being deployed to Iraq. "If he didn't want to do that, he wouldn't have joined."
I went to school with Marcus. He was such an awesome guy. I think of him often.
Thank you for your service, Marcus.
Jennifer Mergel
March 25, 2016 | Kansas City, MO
Remembered By
Ruby Williams
May 26, 2015 | Columbus, GA
I received the honor of running in honor of LCpl Mahdee in tomorrow's Run for the Fallen 2012 in Tampa. I will NEVER forget. May he rest in peace.
Shannon Last
August 25, 2012 | Valrico, FL
To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Marcus Mahdee:
Always remembering Marcus. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
May 09, 2012 | Carson City, NV
May 9, 2011
To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Marcus Mahdee:
Please accept my remembrance of Marcus on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
May 10, 2011 | Carson City, NV
To the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Marcus Mahdee:
Remembering Marcus on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
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Peggy Childers
May 09, 2010 | Carson City, NV
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Kenna Larra
June 23, 2009 | Manti, UT
Thank You for the ultimate sacrifice made by your son. No words can serve to ease your pain. May his memory be forever etched in our hearts and minds.
Phil C. Benton Pensacola Florida
May 25, 2009
To the family of Lance Cpl. Marcus Mahdee:
Marcus gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
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Peggy Childers
May 10, 2009 | Carson City, NV
