05/06/2022
This Memorial Day weekend we will be hosting a special “Murph.”
Mark Crampton served 27 years on active duty in the Naval Special Warfare community. He held multiple leadership positions from Leading Petty Officer, Platoon Chief and Command Master Chiefs of SEAL Team SEVEN, SEAL Team ONE and the Naval Special Warfare Center (BUD/S). He was a member of the Navy Leap Frogs Parachute Team and he also served as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Special Operations Directorate of Iraq. He completed 10 deployments to Southeast and Southwest Asia, one deployment to Afghanistan and two deployments to Iraq.
In March of 2021 Emylee and I began working with Mark. After a lifetime in the Navy Seals, Mark had learned some valuable lessons in leadership that he felt compelled to pass on. He was kind enough to share his story on the podcast and we formed a great relationship. In the heart of the pandemic, when the world was forced to stand still, Mark helped us move forward.
Mark passed away last month by su***de. We were shocked and heartbroken. Our thoughts were immediately with Sarah and Sean who are members of the club and friends to many of us. We wish to honor and remember him, as well as raise awareness of a condition that is far too common among veterans in America .
This Memorial Day weekend we will be doing “Murph for Mark“ at both Pharos Athletic Club and Pharos Mountain Lodge. We are also inviting all of our online community. We will be raising money in Mark’s name for Heroes and Horses, a non-profit organization whose mission is to offer combat veterans an alternative solution for defining and approaching their physical and mental scars. All donations will go directly to this organization with the blessing of Mark’s family. So please join us on Sunday May 29th from 10am PST and sweat for something. There will be scaling options so that ALL can attend. We hope to come together with a bigger purpose.
You can find more info on Heroes for Horses at https://www.heroesandhorses.org and details of the day will follow. Members can donate whatever amount they wish via their card on file. Non members can donate directly to Heroes and Horses via the website.
