Lee Armistead

TBA

Early life
Armistead was born on October 31, 1975, in Meridian, Mississippi. An only child, his father, Mark Curtis Armistead IV (born October 12, 1943) is a military veteran and works as an accountant stateside, while his mother, Rose Lynda (née Bell, July 22, 1936 - May 15, 2004) was a saleswoman. Lee's father moved around a lot as a child, often moving from outpost to outpost, eventually settling in Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. His father was conscripted to Vietnam in 1964, and during his service he met his future wife, who was staying abroad with her family in Tennessee at the time. They began to date during that time, and after his father completed his military service, they eventually married. When Armistead was a young child, his family moved to Stovall, Mississippi, where their politics often clashed with their older relatives. Lee explained: