Photos: Mourning Sprayberry's Lance Cpl. Skip Wells

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Photos: Mourning Sprayberry's Lance Cpl. Skip Wells

Marine Lance Cpl. Skip Wells was killed in a shooting rampage on July 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tenn. He was an alum of Sprayberry High School in Marietta.

Marine Lance Cpl. Kurt Bright, who was best friends with Skip Wells, greets Wells' mother Cathy Wells just after arriving at a memorial service Tuesday evening July 21, 2015. at Sprayberry High School. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com

Cathy Wells, mother of killed Marine Skip Wells, begins to cry as Lance Cpl. Kurt Bright, left, who was best friends with Skip Wells, and Staff Sgt. Daniel Franklin, Wells' recruiter, approached her before a memorial service Tuesday evening July 21, 2015, at Sprayberry High. Wells was among the victims of a gunman who opened fire at two military installations in Chattanooga, Tenn., on July 16. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com

Jerry Green stands in the flag line of the Patriot Guard Riders before the beginning of the memorial service for Skip Wells Tuesday evening July21, 2015 at Sprayberry High School. Wells was one of the Marines killed in Chattanooga. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com

Jessica Alford, left, and Dina Johnson embrace during the memorial service for Skip Wells on Tuesday evening at Sprayberry High. The two women work with and are friends with Wells' mother. Wells was one of the Marines killed in Chattanooga. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com

Flags wave in the football stands at Sprayberry High School during the memorial service for Skip Wells Tuesday evening July21, 2015. Wells was one of the Marines killed in Chattanooga. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com

The marquee at Sprayberry High shows the Marine Corps motto before the memorial service for Skip Wells Tuesday evening. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com

Tamara Watson, with the Patriot Guard Riders, wipes her eyes during the invocation at the beginning of the memorial service for Skip Wells Tuesday evening July 21, 2015. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com

Photos of Skip Wells hang at the Sprayberry High football stadium Tuesday evening July 21, 2015, during a memorial service in his honor. Wells was among the victims of a gunman who opened fire at two military installations in Chattanooga, Tenn. on July 16. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com

Megan Liebmann, who grew up next door to Skip Wells, stands among flags during the memorial service at Sprayberry High. Wells was one of the Marines killed in Chattanooga. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com

Balloons with memorial cards attached float skyward at the end of a memorial service for Skip Wells at Sprayberry High School. Wells was one of the Marines killed in Chattanooga. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com

A photo of Skip Wells in uniform is displayed at a memorial service Tuesday evening July 21, 2015. at Sprayberry High School. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com

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Marine Lance Cpl. Kurt Bright, who was best friends with Skip Wells, greets Wells' mother Cathy Wells just after arriving at a memorial service Tuesday evening July 21, 2015. at Sprayberry High School. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com

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