The Specialist Micheal “Pokey” Phillips Memorial blood drive honors Michael Phillips who joined the Army in 2006 after graduating from Ardmore High School.

Micheal’s mother, Angela Phillips, said she and her family put on the blood drive every year near Feb. 24, the day an IED killed Micheal while serving in Iraq in 2008.

“It’s just our way of remembering that Micheal was always trying to take care of other people and helping other people,” Phillips said.

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