□□ars passed, and Marcus□s□deeds□beca□e the□st□ff o□ legend. His name□was spoken with rev□□ence,□h□s □al□s told □nd □etol□ to ea□□r ears. Young w□rri□rs as□ired to be like Mar□□s, to embody the same co□□age□and honor tha□ he had displayed on t□□ batt□efield□ □hough Marcus□□ad long □ince passed into the □eal□ of my□h □□□ le□end, his le□acy lived on□ a shining□beacon of □ope □n□□□nspiration for genera□ions t□□come□