Martin B. Pace
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Martin Bernard Pace, a proud decorated disabled veteran of the United States Army, passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 21, 2022. Martin was born on March 12, 1968 in New York, New York and grew up in the Patterson Projects of the South Bronx. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Justice and Public Safety from Auburn University at Montgomery and a Master of Science degree in Business from Troy University Montgomery. At the age of 17, Martin enlisted in the United States Army. He valued this service highly and attained the rank of Sergeant Major. As part of this service, he was deployed seven times, including to Haiti, Germany and Korea, and he served tours of duty as a senior instructor, logistician, manager and operations officer. Martin also worked at the United States Pentagon as an intelligence analyst. He retired with the rank of Sergeant Major in 2006 at the Pentagon. Post Army, Martin resided in Dale City, Virginia where he worked as a Government Contractor, Senior Program and Business Management Financial Analyst and was a self-employed entrepreneur and business owner of M.B.P. International LLC until his death. Martin earned numerous military decorations, including the National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. He was an active member and participant of the Nation of Gods and Earths, Disabled American Veterans and Supporters and Wounded Warrior Project. Martin is survived by the love of his life and his best friend, Johane Pace (n?e Smith). They were together for 15 years and married since 2008. He is also survived by his mother, Mattie B. Pace; younger brother, Tyler Pace; and many cousins, in-laws and friends. A service honoring the life of Martin will be held at the Mountcastle Turch Life Celebration Home, 4143 Dale Boulevard, Dale City, Virginia 22193 on March 19, 2022 at 11 a.m. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Martin will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery with military funeral honors at a later date. Memorial Contributions may be made to The Wounded Warrior Project at https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/donate or to the Disabled American Veterans at https://www.dav.org/methods-to-donate/.