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Master Sergeant Marcus Anthony Collier

Born on December 27, 1988 in Columbus, Ohio
Departed on June 10, 2025 in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Master Sergeant Marcus Anthony Collier, 36, was born December 27, 1988 in Columbus, Ohio and passed away June 10, 2025 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Marcus was raised in Melbourne, Florida where he attended Eau Gallie High School. During high school, he worked as a high-rise construction worker under his father who worker as a supervisor. He enlisted into the United States Army on March 15, 2007. He was a Special Forces Operations Sergeant assigned to Company D, 4th Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colorado.

After enlisting as an infantryman, he served one combat tour to Afghanistan. In 2011, MSG Collier graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was then assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Florida where he served as a Special Forces Senior Weapons Sergeant. While assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), MSG Collier deployed and served two combat tours to Afghanistan, two operational tours to Guatemala, and one combat tour to Kuwait. He later served as a Maritime NCO. He then arrived at 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in October 2022, where he served one operational tour to Latvia.

Marcus is survived by his sons, Marcus Preston Collier and Atticus Zane Collier.

Visitation will be Friday, August 1, 2025 from 10:00am to 11:00am at Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home, 1010 E. Palmetto Avenue, Melbourne, Florida. His service will be at 11:00am. Interment will follow at Florida Memorial Gardens with full United States Army honors.

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Shawnee from Palm Bay wrote on October 4, 2025:
I remember babysitting you from time to time. It felt more like hanging out with a little buddy. You’d show me your rock collection or we would read together. Such a smart and sweet boy and you grew into such an incredibly accomplished man. It was my honor to have had you in my life for that moment in time. You inspired this poem I wrote. Serenity It was the only picture on otherwise bare walls — a simple framed print: The Serenity Prayer. He read it every day. Courage and wisdom — he could define those without delay. When chaos becomes the norm, it feels like a never-ending storm. Still, I was surprised when he asked me, “What is serenity?” Serenity is a state of calm and peace. It’s acceptance of what is, even when life feels like a mess. Some things, we can’t change — wisdom teaches us to release the stress. That little prayer lingered in the air. Then he looked at me and said, “I don’t have serenity.” This boy, so full of curiosity. Asking, “How is it made? Why does it exist?” He’d master a subject, then move to the next on his list. What horrors did his young eyes see? No medal could be his path to serenity. I hear that word and always think of him. I pray his path was paved with light, with love, with joy. He became a great man — still, I remember that boy. And in his final hours, I hope he could finally be at peace… and know serenity. In honor of a life lived with courage, and a heart that longed for peace. Rest well, Marcus.
Charla Garrison from Rockledge wrote on July 31, 2025:
Thank you for your dedicated service to our country! Your father was very proud of you. xo God bless & keep you in his wings of love & peace.
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