13/10/2026
# ⚔️ BLOOD & SUDS 4 — A THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE! 🩸
**GREAT EVENTS ARE NOT BUILT BY ONE PERSON. THEY ARE FORGED BY AN ARMY OF PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN SOMETHING BIGGER THAN THEMSELVES.**
As the dust settles, the armor is packed away, and the echoes of steel fade from Historic Elk Landing, the **Armored AF Foundation** wants to extend our deepest and most sincere gratitude to everyone who helped make **Blood & Suds 4** a reality.
This event was more than two days of armored combat. It was a demonstration of what happens when competitors, volunteers, businesses, sponsors, and an entire community come together with a shared purpose.
**TO OUR COMPETITORS**
You are the heart of this sport. You traveled, trained, sacrificed, and stepped into the list to give everything you had. Your sportsmanship, determination, and willingness to put it all on the line are what make armored combat extraordinary. Thank you for bringing your passion and your steel to Elkton.
**TO OUR KNIGHT MARSHALS AND MARSHAL STAFF**
A very special thank you to **Lisa, Rachael, and Michael**, who traveled all the way from **Scotland** to serve as Knight Marshals and help officiate our event. Your dedication, professionalism, and commitment to this sport are deeply appreciated.
To our entire Marshal staff, thank you for the long hours, difficult decisions, and unwavering attention to fighter safety and fair competition. You are an essential part of every successful battle.
**TO OUR SUPPORT STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS**
You are the people who make the impossible possible. From setup to breakdown, logistics to operations, and the countless details nobody ever sees, you worked tirelessly to keep this event moving. Your contributions did not go unnoticed.
**TO OUR HOST TEAM — THE EXILES**
A tremendous thank you to **The Exiles** for the hard physical work of building the list and erecting the massive tents that helped transform Historic Elk Landing into a battlefield. Your time, equipment, labor, and commitment were invaluable.
**TO OUR ENTERTAINMENT**
🎧 **Double Tapp Entertainment** — Thank you for bringing the energy, atmosphere, and soundtrack to two incredible days of combat.
🎸 **Bastion Wake** — Thank you for delivering outstanding live music and adding another dimension to the Blood & Suds experience.
**TO OUR COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTORS AND SUPPORTERS**
We extend our sincere appreciation to:
- **Wingate by Wyndham — North East, MD**
- **Red Bull**
- **Elkton Alliance**
Your generosity, support, and willingness to stand behind this event helped us welcome competitors and visitors to our community.
# # ⚔️ TO OUR INCREDIBLE SPONSORS
Events of this magnitude simply cannot happen without businesses and individuals willing to invest in a vision. Your financial support, resources, and belief in our mission helped bring Blood & Suds 4 to life.
**FEATURED EVENT SPONSORS**
- **ACM Insurance** — Live Feed Sponsor
- **Blu J Media** — Event Sponsor
- **Crouch Automotive** — DJ Sponsor
- **Nancy Stuckey Merritt Photography** — Photography Sponsor
- **North East Fire Protection** — Videography Sponsor
- **Judge Mentalist** — Beverage Sponsor
- **Sports Weekly** — Beverage Sponsor
**🪓 BATTLE AXE SPONSOR**
- **Bio-One**
**⚔️ TWO-HANDED SWORD SPONSORS**
- **Live for Thomas**
- **Paul Applegate — Edward Jones**
- **Sonny's Deli**
- **American Home & Hardware**
- **Grocery Outlet of Elkton**
- **AP Electric**
- **Crave Eatery**
**🗡️ SINGLE SWORD SPONSORS**
- **Harco Pressure Washing**
- **Visiting Angels**
- **Tidewater Tattoos**
To every sponsor listed above: **Your contribution was more than a sponsorship. It was an investment in our community, our mission, and the people we strive to serve.**
We encourage everyone who attended Blood & Suds 4 to remember these businesses, support them, and thank them for standing behind an event that brings people together for a greater cause.
# # MORE THAN STEEL. MORE THAN SPORT. MORE THAN AN EVENT.
At its core, Blood & Suds 4 was about something far more important than the battles fought inside the list.
It was about supporting organizations like **Voices of Hope and CHEP**, recognizing the work of the **Historic Elk Landing Foundation**, and advancing the mission of the **Armored AF Foundation**.
It was about using the strength of our sport to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.
Every volunteer hour, every sponsorship dollar, every competitor who stepped into the list, and every spectator who came through the gates contributed to that purpose.
**TO EVERYONE WHO STOOD BESIDE US — THANK YOU.**
You didn't just help us put on an event.
**YOU HELPED BUILD SOMETHING THAT MATTERS.**
We are proud of what we accomplished together, grateful for the relationships strengthened along the way, and excited about what the future holds.
From all of us at **Armored AF Foundation**, thank you for believing in the mission, supporting the fighters, and helping prove that a community
