Introducing – Freedom Field! This football field at Milan (Ohio) Edison High School honors Corpsman Maxton Soviak, 22, an Edison graduate who was among 13 U.S. Service Members who died on Aug. 26, 2021, in Afghanistan.

The Edison Schools community officially dedicated Freedom Field prior to Friday’s football game between the Chargers and Gibsonburg.

FREEDOM FIELD at Edison High School Stadium complete, honoring Petty Officer 3rd Class Maxton Soviak, who sacrificed his life serving with the U.S. military on Aug. 26, 2021, in Afghanistan.

Today was the groundbreaking day for the new field at Edison High School. The new turf field will be named in memory of Max Soviak and was made possible by donations from Cleveland Browns, Coles Energy Inc. and many others! Thank you all for your support of this new playing surface!

Each year, we at the Northeast Ohio Foundation for Patriotism call attention and honor to a patriot who has given the ultimate sacrifice.

The latest tribute for Maxton Soviak helps others recall his love for Edison High School, passion for Charger athletics and appreciation for the community he proudly called home.

In the CrossFit community, Hero WOD’s are a pretty big deal; but to be the Hero WOD for Veterans Day…it’s an incredible way for us to honor him.

Today is all about honoring NAVY Corpsman Maxton Soviak – the son, the brother, the friend, and the many things he was to everyone who knew him. We are going to walk in his footsteps down the Edison Woods Trail where he would frequently take his dog Tango for walks.

On this Memorial Day, we salute Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak from Berlin Heights and Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak - Never Forgotten's mission to honor his memory by providing Veterans and their families with the resources to Live Life to the MAX.

Cleveland-based CrossCountry Mortgage on Sunday donated $100,000 to Edison High School in Milan in memory of U.S. Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak, a 2017 Edison graduate who died while assisting in the evacuation of Americans and refugees from Afghanistan in August.

As the nation celebrates Veterans Day, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine attended an assembly at Edison High School in Milan where Navy Corpsman Maxton Soviak was honored.

BCSN would like to honor and pay tribute to Max Soviak. Soviak was a 2017 graduate of Edison High School. Last month, he was one of 13 U.S. service members who lost his life in Afghanistan evacuating Americans and Afghan citizens.

We want to take a moment to reflect on Max's life and legacy.

Thousands honored U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Maxton "Max" Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio, during a funeral service on September 13, 2021, at Edison High School.