Chris Cravens - 3C Foundation

04/02/2024

Tuesday Topic - Kickoff Month - It's Here!!! Join Us!

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03/28/2024

Throwback Thursday . Embracing the Suck . Home Flooding - "Today Could Be Worse"

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03/26/2024

Tuesday Topic - Why Do Supporters Become Members?

Supporters that choose to become Members are ensuring our foundation's sustained operations and ongoing efforts to provide support to Gold Star Families, organize impactful speaking events, and maintain meaningful memorials. Becoming a Member ensures the continuity of our mission and ongoing support for those we serve.

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03/25/2024

I picked up Medal of Honor Recipient SgtMaj Allan J. Kellogg Jr. from the Ronald Regan Airport, who didn’t seem to be too motivated to be in DC from his retirement abode in Hawaii. We exchanged a brief greeting, and I would be spending most of the next 3 days ensuring that he safely made a series of events throughout the National Capital Region. SgtMaj Kent the 16 th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps was a mentee of SgtMaj Kellogg as they had served together previously. SgtMaj Kent had so much respect for Kellogg that I knew he would be someone truly special, and that he most certainly was...

You can read the Medal of Honor citation for Sergeant Major Kellogg below.
https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/allan-j-kellogg-jr

03/22/2024

Foundation Friday - How We Work

03/21/2024

Throwback Thursday - USO 20th Anniversary Event 2023

03/20/2024

Captain Brandon "Bull" Barrett Tribute Wall : Read . Learn . Post . Share

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03/19/2024

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03/18/2024

The Admiral McRaven Speech Below Likely Didn't Hurt His Candidacy in Receiving a $50M Bezos Donation. McRaven said "the $50 million will go to charities that support the children of veterans and those that work on veteran mental health and brain issues."

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https://youtu.be/pxBQLFLei70?si=FiFRJiH7yWLX1iPG

03/16/2024

I was about notified at the Pentagon about the loss of Captain Warren Frank, likely before my friend Sara and her family, that her brother had been killed overseas. I wanted the family to be notified before reaching out to her. The Command of the Marine Corps, my protectee while I was assigned to the NCIS Protective Operations Division, was set to be at the funeral and burial in Arlington National Cemetery in the coming week.

As with most Saturdays, I spent them between Arlington National Cemetery for burials and ceremonies, or Bethesda Naval Medical Center where I’d go from room to room with service chiefs and senior enlisted where they would present purple hearts to Americas most severely wounded, fresh from the battlefield only days or weeks prior. Many times, with units I had served in or with prior to my current assignment to the National Capital Region.

Continue reading in today’s StoryLetter here:

https://bit.ly/captainwarrenfrankstoryletter

03/15/2024

Foundation Friday - Our 1st Newsletter! Take A Look

Join us for an emotionally stirring journey at the 3C Foundation Kickoff Event, where I'll recount powerful tales from the battlefield, honoring our fallen warriors and

03/14/2024

Thursday Throwbacks - Ramadi, Iraq - 2005-06 - This photo captures a moment within the Government Center walls during the height of sniper threats, possibly reminiscent of "Mustafa" from the American Sniper Movie. Regardless of who, many lives were lost to sniper and IED threats. 1/6 faced months of restricted mobility outside the compound.