Brave Rifles leader shares care packages from home with his soldiers

LACONIA — When First Lieutenant Mark Chapman receives care packages from home, he often shares them with his crew of twenty soldiers. It was known to the staff and attorneys at Wescott Law that Chapman's mother, paralegal Sharon Chapman, frequently sends boxes of supplies to her son who is serving in the Army in Afghanistan. When they learned of the First Lieutenant's generosity they decided to chip in and, as a combined Veteran's Day and Christmas tribute, they collected and shipped four boxes of food and supplies for the troop known as the Brave Rifles.

Upon receipt of the first shipment, Mark, a 2010 graduate of Belmont High School, sent a message via his mother, that read "Please tell your office that we got your packages; they were such a blessing". Weeks later a holiday card was received at the Laconia office of Wescott Law with a handwritten note stating "the boxes you sent have done much to ease the pain of being separated from our loved ones". It came as no surprise to read that the packages benefited several other units and squadrons that Chapman and his men chose to share with.

Wescott Law Managing Partner, Attorney Allison Ambrose said, "We are extremely grateful to Mark and the Brave Rifles for their service and were honored to help Sharon in her efforts. She is exceptionally generous toward others and supporting her in this effort is just one way to show our appreciation for her, for her son Mark and for the service of all of our dedicated troops".

First Lt. Mark Chapman of Belmont, currently stationed in Afghanistan, pictured with soldiers from OB Fenty. (Courtesy photo)