Scott Davidson Team SideXSide. Semper Fi.
Scott Davidson Team "SideXSide" for the 2011 Marine Corps Marathon
No team better demonstrates the unified diversity & commitment of the
Allied Forces Foundation than our team "SideXSide." We have British
and American. We have veterans who have fought in the same conflicts
at the same time. We have serving team members. We have a gallant and
wounded Navy flier. And we have a Physician Assistant who reminds us of ALL the
caregivers to whom we owe so much.
Together we are joined in one team to raise awareness and funds for a single cause: that of Team Azalea
Charities and the huge work it does for our wounded American and
Allied comrades.
Scott Davidson, Team SideXSide. Semper Fi - the 2011 Marine Corps MarathonScott Jason Davidson 2/11/1989 - 9/26/2011
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Will you support Scott Davidson Team "SideXSide" in the 2011 MCM? Click here to go to their dedicated giving page at www.active.com/donate/TeamAzalea2011/SideXSide
Sgt Major Sol Sollerer is the Captain of the team. Sol serves in the Royal Engineers of the British Army. He wears the Commando Green Beret and is Military Diver trained. He has seen active service on UN and NATO tours of Bosnia, 3 tours of Iraq and 1 of Afghanistan. During his operational experience he has worked closely with Allied Forces.
In 2003, he was attached to the USMC in Iraq to add Engineer capability and later that year was attached to the US Navy Seabees as a diver. Sol was also part of an Iraqi Army training team on a subsequent tour, together with US Army personnel. He is an avid marathoner and is the Allied Forces representative in DC.
Sol retires from the Army in 2012 after 22 years service and plans to settle in the Annapolis area.
Christina Broomell is from Cecil County, Maryland. She graduated from De Sales University in 2006 with a Masters in Physician Assistant Studies. Christina works at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis as an Internal Medicine Physician Assistant. Along with being a PA, she actively participates in charities in the way of running.
She has participated in five half marathons and two full marathons and continues to take part in the Marine Corps Marathon, raising support for and funds for the Allied Forces Foundation & Team Azalea Charities.
Tom Fanning. Aged 50, Tom Fanning is an Engineering Tech for a rural electric utility in Indiana, PA. He is blessed with his family of wife Beth Ann, son Patrick (15), and daughter Erin (12). Tom saw military service with the U.S. Navy 1979-1983 and the U.S. Army Reserves 2002-2004 (Operation Enduring Freedom-Iraqi Freedom).
His hobbies are running, cycling and hunting. Tom completed a transcontinental Bike Crossing in 1983 for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, is a three-time participant in Race Across America (RAAM.org) trans con bicycle race and was the 4th place finisher in 1993 (10 days 18 hours). Tom has completed 20 running marathons and other various foot races. He is currently a participant on the 2011 Cystic Fibrosis Cycling Team (TeamCF).
Petty Officer First Class Clayton Anderson (left) was born and raised in California. Currently he is assigned in Washington D.C. where he is stationed. During his time in the service he has grown to love endurance sports, including marathons and triathlons. With his love for running and his admiration of his fellow service members, fighting in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Clay and his sister Ashley created an event called ‘185 For Heroes’. For the event, the brother-sister team ran 185 miles in 7 days (a marathon a day), in order to raise awareness and funds for their wounded comrades.
The event is now an annual fundraiser and '185 For Heroes' is to be registered as a non-profit organization in the fall of 2011. Clayton continues his cause to help wounded veterans by running in the Marine Corps Marathon in support of the Allied Forces Foundation & Team Azalea Charities.
Mike Audette (right) is A U.S. Navy veteran, disabled by traumatic brain injury resulting in acquired Meneire's disease, a condition that causes severe vertigo or dizziness. Mike needs to use crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair to get around. Not to be deterred by fatigue, daily nausea, muscle weakness, and a bum knee, he is an aspiring athlete and will compete in this year's Marine Corps Marathon as very much a handcycle member of Team "SideXSide". Mike was stationed in Scotland with the British Royal Marines and Royal Navy. Having Scottish ancestry, Mike loves the sounds of the Pipes.
Sean Davidson is Scott Davidson’s older brother. He will be running to honor his brother and continue with the Team Azalea goal Scott set. His faith in God compels him to put others first and support causes like helping wounded veterans. His love for family has taught him to stand by one another. By running in Scott’s place he hopes to stand by what his brother believed in and the team he was a part of. Sean enjoys running, mountain biking, climbing, backpacking and water skiing. He trained with Scott in running and had aspirations of running a marathon one day. Despite Sean’s past knee troubles, Scott always believed Sean could run a marathon.
Sean grew up in Columbia, MD was graduated from high school in 2004. He left college studies in business in 2006 to co-found a biodiesel manufacturing company. After a few other entrepreneurial ventures, guiding work out West, and traveling he returned to Columbia to be near family and friends. He is continuing to pursue his bachelor’s degree in business. In the future he hopes to return to using his skills in business and renewable energy experience to help solve the energy challenges our country faces.
The following biography is left here on this page in Scott Davidson's honour. Read his full obituary here.
Lance Corporal Scott Davidson was an infantry rifleman with B Company 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. Keeping with an honored family tradition of military service; Scott enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves immediately upon graduating from high school in 2007. While in the Reserves Scott was working towards his Bachelors degree in Business Administration with the ultimate goal of moving to active duty and eventually earning a commission as an officer.
Scott was a martial artist at heart; who fell in love with combative sports after his first wrestling season in his freshman year of high school. After winning county and regional wrestling championships, Scott transitioned into competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, while simultaneously training in Muay Thai.
As a fighter who ran to train for competition, The Marine Corps Marathon was to be a new and exciting challenge for Scott. After learning about Team Azalea Charities he decided the best way to run the Marine Corps Marathon was in support of a great cause; his wounded brothers and sisters in arms.
Support Scott Davidson Team "SideXSide" in the 2011 MCM! Click here to go to Scott's dedicated giving page,