During his life, Daniel Mars, who lived in Grand Island, helped protect the United States through six deployments, serving in Kuwait, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan. He did two combat tours each in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A VETERAN’S LIFE
Grand Island native served six combat tours
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Daniel Mars was in the military for 17 years. He served in the Marine Corps from 1992 to 2000 and the Army from 2000 to 2008. He then joined the National Guard until 2013. In the Marine Corps, he served in Kuwait and Somalia. In the Army, he was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Daniel Mars poses with his father, Robert, and sons Gage and Brett. During his life, Daniel helped protect the United States through six deployments, serving in Kuwait, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan. He did two combat tours each in Iraq and Afghanistan. Gage says he knows the family military history dates back at least six generations, but could even go further than that.
Daniel Mars attended the Army swearing-in of his son, Gage, in 2018. Gage, who now works as a Hall County corrections officer, is the only child who joined the military.
Daniel Mars was a corporal in the Marine Corps and a sergeant in the Army. Mars was in the military for 17 years. He served in the Marine Corps from 1992 to 2000 and the Army from 2000 to 2008. He then joined the National Guard until 2013.
This photo shows Daniel Mars' helicopter crew when he was in Iraq. He's the second man on the right.
Daniel Mars and his fiancée, Angela Borowy, pose with Angela's son, Max. Borowy, who lives in Grand Island, was with Daniel for 11 years. "He was a really good guy," she said.
Daniel Mars is shown at Texas Roadhouse in Grand Island the year before he passed away. His son Gage says he wishes more people could have gotten a chance to meet his father. "I wish he'd been here a lot longer," he said, adding that he passed away "really young."
Daniel Mars goofs around wearing his grandmother's wig.
Daniel Mars enjoys himself the Christmas before he passed away. "He always had a flair for the dramatic," says his son, Gage.
Three months before he passed away, Daniel Mars enjoyed time with grandson Atreus.
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