Mark Joseph Behnke Jr.
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Age: 16 Class: 2009 Parents: Wendy Behnke and James Yacobucci, Mark Behnke
Favorite school subject: AP environmental science
Honors and awards: passing the AP environmental science, AP U.S. history, and AP language exams, getting a 30 on the ACTs and No. 20 in my class.
Favorite school memory: going to Waffle House on Friday mornings and talking with my friends.
Who is the person you admire most and why: Our men and women in uniform, those killed in action, and our POW/MIAs because they have and will continue to fight for us selflessly.
Plans after graduation: to attend UWF Tulane University and then an AFROTC or NROTC scholarship and join the armed forces as a commissioned officer.
Favorite T.V. show: “JAG” and “M.A.S.H.” Favorite movie: “Crimson Tide” and “The Great Escape”
Favorite book: “My Men are My Heroes”