Memorial For Cobb Marine is Tonight

Sprayberry High School in East Cobb will be the setting for a memorial service recognizing a local Marine who was killed in a mass shooting in Tennessee last week.

LCpl Skip Wells was one of five servicemen who were killed by a lone gunman at armed forces training and recruiting centers in Chattanooga on Thursday. Wells was a 2012 graduate of Sprayberry High School.

The memorial service for Wells will be held at the stadium at 7 p.m. Tuesday, the school’s website reports. Participants should expect to be searched before entering the stadium. Parking is available at LA Fitness, SunTrust Bank, and the southeast corner of Canton and East Piedmont roads. Shuttle service to the school from the parking lots will begin at 5 p.m.

Over the weekend, Wells’ longtime friend Nolan Opp organized a road march up and down Kennesaw Mountain to recognize ’what troops do’ at a spot the two men frequented often due to their shared love of military history, the Marietta Daily Journal reports. Around 60 participants gathered at the mountain on Saturday to join the march. Some active duty participants marched up and down the mountain in a full pack, the MDJ says.

Following the march, Opp led a prayer service for the slain Marine and his family. The MDJ reports that donations were taken up to benefit Wells’ family, who was not present at the march.