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 =====Mark Mackneer=====
-Major Mark Mackneer was commissioned as a Salvation Army officer in 1981 at the College of Officer Training in Sufferin, New York. He entered the training college from the corps in Lewistown, PA. In 1993, he served as the Divisional Youth Secretary for the Northern New England division. He was one of the first Salvation Army personnel on site at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, while he was serving as the corps officer in East Stroudsburg, PA. In 2014, he attended the International College of Officers. In 2016, he and his wife were awarded The Salvation Army Long Service Order for 35 years of service. In 2018, he was appointed as the divisional commander for the Northern New England division, succeeding Majors [[Raphael Jackson|Raphael]] and [[Sandra Jackson]].
+Major **Mark Mackneer** was commissioned as a Salvation Army officer in 1981 at the College of Officer Training in Sufferin, New York. He entered the training college from the corps in Lewistown, PA. In 1993, he served as the Divisional Youth Secretary for the Northern New England division. He was one of the first Salvation Army personnel on site at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, while he was serving as the corps officer in East Stroudsburg, PA. In 2014, he attended the International College of Officers. In 2016, he and his wife were awarded The Salvation Army Long Service Order for 35 years of service. In 2018, he was appointed as the divisional commander for the Northern New England division, succeeding Majors [[Raphael Jackson|Raphael]] and [[Sandra Jackson]].
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 Major Mackneer met his wife at the Salvation Army's summer camp Lador in Waymart, Pa. They were married in 1977((https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/2003/07/05/shipping-out-at-salvation-army/50978174007/)) and have 3 sons and 8 grandchildren.
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 ^Major Mark Mackneer||
 ^Rank|Major|
-^Relations|[[Paul Mackneer|Major Paul Mackneer (father)]]|
+^Relations|[[Susan Royle Mackneer|Major Susan Royle Mackneer (wife)]]|
-^ |[[Susan Haubrick Mackneer|Major Susan Haubrick Mackneer (mother)]]|
+^ |[[Mackneer|Mackneer Family]]|
-^ |[[Susan Royle Mackneer|Major Susan Royle Mackneer (wife)]]|
 ====Appointments====
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 |Corps Officer - [[Auburn NY|Auburn, New York]]|Captain|1984|1989|
 |Corps Officer - [[Canandaigua NY| Canandaigua, New York]]|Captain|1989|1993|
-|Divisional Youth Secretary - Portland, Maine|Captain|1993|1997|
+|Divisional Youth Secretary - [[Northern New England Division]]|Captain|1993|1997|
 |Corps Officer - [[East Stroudsburg PA|East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania]]|Captain (Major after 2001)|1997|2003|
 |Corps Officer - [[Schenectady NY|Schenectady, New York]]|Major|July 9, 2003| |
-|Westmoreland County Coordinator - [[Western Pennsylvania Division]]|Major| |2010\2011 (estimate)|
+|Westmoreland County Coordinator - [[Western Pennsylvania Division]]|Major| |(2010\2011)|
-|Divisional Secretary - [[Western Pennsylvania Division]]|Major|2011 (estimate)|2014 (estimate)|
+|Divisional Secretary - [[Western Pennsylvania Division]]|Major|(2011)|(2014)|
-|Divisional Secretary - [[Northeast Ohio Division]] (Territorial Secretary?)|Major| |2018 (estimated)|
+|General Secretary - [[Northeast Ohio Division]]|Major|2015|2017|
+|General Secretary - [[Empire State Division]]|Major|2017|2018|
 |Divisional Commander - [[Northern New England Division]]|Major|2018|May 20, 2023|
+====Salvation Army Volunteers Return Changed From WTC====
+They saw the mangled rubble and cruel procession of body bags carried to a makeshift morgue.
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+They ran when sirens cried that buckled buildings might crash down around them.
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+And they tried to ease the weary frustration worn on the face of every rescuer.
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+The grim scene of the World Trade Center's twisted metal is forever etched in the memories of two local men.
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+Major Mark Mackneer and [[Robert Gueiss]] arrived in New York City with other Salvation Army volunteers just hours after the towers collapsed.
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+They spent more than two days giving warm smiles and hot meals to rescue workers amid a ruthless atmosphere of death and destruction.
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+"I've seen some bad things — auto accidents, children dying in fires — but this was devastating," said Gueiss, emergency disaster coordinator for the Salvation Army in East Stroudsburg.
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+The crew was escorted "right to the ground zero area" the night after the terror attacks.
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+"We didn't really serve a lot of people the first night," said Mackneer, who marveled at the waves of uniformed workers filing past the canteen.
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+On Wednesday, the canteen was moved to One Liberty Plaza. They were within a block of the wreckage and next to a temporary morgue.
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+"We worked our tails off," said Mackneer.
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+They served more than 3,500 rescuers who, tired of eating sandwiches, were happy to get some beef stew or chicken.
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+Mackneer and Gueiss fled their station more than five times when surrounding buildings threatened to collapse.
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+Gueiss hesitated the first time, wanting to keep an eye on the canteen.
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+"It's fearful," said Mackneer. "We just dropped everything and ran. You've seen the pictures of people running in terror. It hits home when your right in the middle of it and you're the one who's running."
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+The mass destruction far surpasses anything Mackneer has seen — even the wrecked homes and lives he witnessed after Hurricane Andrew slammed Homestead, Fla.
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+"It just looks like a massive bomb went off," said Mackneer.
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+Just as bad was the exhaustion of rescuers.
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+"They were just totally worn out emotionally," he said. "Most of them are going to need some serious debriefing. They'll need to talk through the things they've seen."
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+Mackneer heard many rescuers — including firefighters — encouraging each other saying "Come on, you really need something to eat."
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+"Those firemen were so determined even though they could hardly walk," said Mackneer.
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+He and Gueiss worked amid a steady roar of "humongous cranes," generators and trucks.
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+Gueiss will never forget the "fire trucks torn apart" and scattered shoes of victims littering the street.
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+And the pervasive white dust — 110 stories of pulverized concrete.
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+"Our shoes were white," said Mackneer, who came home with the grime covering his dress uniform trousers.
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+Their canteen is restocked and the pair is on call to return to the city when needed.
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+Both men said the experience has changed them — taught them how to better handle the next disaster they're called to and shocked them.
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+"I see what man can do. I see the wickedness that is in people if it's taken to an extreme. As it unfolds in my mind, I see the hurt and pain that people can cause one another all because of a lie," said Mackneer.
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+//The Pocono Record, September 18, 2001//
 ====External====
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   * [[https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/salvation-army-holds-kettle-blitz/97-79283eda-2958-459b-a9ce-64ed5a131c21|Salvation Army holds annual 'Kettle Blitz' to rebound from drop in donations]]
   * [[https://www.deseret.com/2000/12/2/19542068/mall-lets-volunteers-return-151-sans-bells/|Mall lets volunteers return - sans bells]]
+  * [[https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hope-for-homewood----salvation-army-college-fair-slated-197957321.html|Hope For Homewood -- Salvation Army College Fair Slated]]
+  * [[https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/2001/09/18/salvation-army-volunteers-return-changed/51075172007/|Salvation Army Volunteers Return Changed From WTC]]
+  * [[https://www.poconorecord.com/story/sports/2000/06/22/young-sparks-pocono-mtn/51086554007/|Young Sparks Pocono Mountain]]