When Mimi Martin’s husband was killed last year in Iraq, she moved back to the area where she grew up. She needed family and community. She needed support to cope with the loss. And on Sunday, area residents continued to give her those things. Mimi Martin of Mohawk silently stood in the middle of the Mohawk Little League field HOW TO HELP Anyone interested in taking part in the Fallen Stars Memorial Project can call Ray Lenarcic at 866-7765 or the Crowley-Barnum American Legion at 866-4870. and held a dozen red roses as 12 Little Leaguers paid tribute to the widow of Marine Sgt. Shawn P. Martin. “This community is doing so much,” she said. “These are kids I pray to God never have to find out the price our troops are paying.” The weekend Little League tournament was dedicated to Sgt. Martin. He also was honored Sunday as part of the Fallen Stars Memorial Project, which honors the men and women from New York state who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mike Emrich, a volunteer for Mohawk Little League, said the event gave them pride. “It is very important in a small community,” he said. “People need to come together to deal and cope with it.” Martin’s service When John Seymour sang “God Bless the U.S.A.” Sunday, it brought back memories for Mimi Martin. That was the same song Seymour sang at the Martins’ wedding reception several years ago. The couple had met while she was in college. Sgt. Martin, who was from Albany, ...
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When Mimi Martin’s husband was killed last year in Iraq, she moved back to the area where she grew up. She needed family and community. She needed support to cope with the loss. And on Sunday, area residents continued to give her those things. Mimi Martin of Mohawk silently stood in the middle of the Mohawk Little League field HOW TO HELP Anyone interested in taking part in the Fallen Stars Memorial Project can call Ray Lenarcic at 866-7765 or the Crowley-Barnum American Legion at 866-4870. and held a dozen red roses as 12 Little Leaguers paid tribute to the widow of Marine Sgt. Shawn P. Martin. “This community is doing so much,” she said. “These are kids I pray to God never have to find out the price our troops are paying.” The weekend Little League tournament was dedicated to Sgt. Martin. He also was honored Sunday as part of the Fallen Stars Memorial Project, which honors the men and women from New York state who were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mike Emrich, a volunteer for Mohawk Little League, said the event gave them pride. “It is very important in a small community,” he said. “People need to come together to deal and cope with it.” Martin’s service When John Seymour sang “God Bless the U.S.A.” Sunday, it brought back memories for Mimi Martin. That was the same song Seymour sang at the Martins’ wedding reception several years ago. The couple had met while she was in college. Sgt. Martin, who was from Albany, ...