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2026 HONOREE SPOTLIGHT
2025 Champion Connor Williams from Arizona State University Honoring Air Force First Lieutenant Randolph Murff
Air Force First Lieutenant Randolph Edward Murff, 26, of Bellaire, Texas, was an F-16 pilot assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. He died on June 12, 2001, when his F-16C crashed approximately 40 miles southeast of Kunsan during a nighttime training mission. 1stLt Murff had accumulated approximately 260 hours in the F-16.
1stLt Murff graduated from Bellaire High School in 1993, where he excelled in baseball, football and track.
Sponsorship Opportunities
For the past 14 years, the west valley has hosted the annual Patriot All-America Invitational. Our first event in 2011 consisted of 84 male collegians. Over the years, in partnership with the West Valley Mavericks Foundation, it has grown to 84 men, 72 women playing 54 holes at the Wigwam and 75 men at Sterling Grove in Surprise.
The Mavericks have expanded the opportunities to engage the west valley. Things like an AM/AM, VIP viewing in various locations of the golf course; a Veteran’s Village sponsored by USAA ; the Red White and Tunes, a live performance in the Veteran’s tent.
This has all been accomplished through the generosity and support of the Litchfield Park and Surprise communitites. You know the term “it takes a village….”
A Patriot Story
This video capsulizes what the Patriot All-America is all about. These young athletes competing and honoring a soldier who gave his or her life for our freedom.
The Patriot Team
