Mark Crampton Memorial Trans-Atlantic Row
help us In the Fight Against Veteran Suicide
“After Mark Crampton's death, I realized that I need to be more committed to serving in the area of suicide prevention.” — Robert Hamilton Owens
The Mark Crampton Memorial Tran-Atlantic Row is a fundraising campaign spearheaded by the non-profit Courage Foundation. Robert Owens is taking on the challenge to row 3500 miles across the Atlantic to raise awareness of, and funding for, the prevention of veteran suicide, in honor of his friend, retired Navy SEAL Mark Crampton, who took his own life in April 2022. Robert is a 71-year-old ex-USAF Pararescueman, the Air Force version of the Navy SEALs. This is not the first such challenge for the father of 5, Robert is also a 12-time Ironman triathlete, has run 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents, and completed the 50-hour Kokoro Navy SEAL hell week simulation at the age of 69. Robert is raising donations for the Courage Foundation, which offers an integrated, holistic approach for helping veterans with post-traumatic stress and transition back into society. The challenge will begin December 4, 2022, in the Canary Islands with the goal of arriving in Antigua by mid-January, 2023. Robert felt this epic 40+ day endurance event would help bring attention to this Suicide Prevention crises. “We can reach and encourage these veterans before they make that terrible lonely decision to take their lives.” - Robert Owens. Please do what you can to support this important cause.
Willing to lay down their lives for country and fellow men, these virtues light the way of the Warrior. However, there are an estimated 500,000 Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) and roughly 20 suicides each day. Exposure to traumatic life-threatening events is a common experience in the line of duty for our service men and women. Upon return, veterans experience loss of connection with their comrades, loss of sense of purpose and disability from their injuries physically and otherwise. Triggered by memory or circumstance, many veterans relive these traumatic experiences. The constant and chronic exposure to suffering, injury and death can have a devastating and lasting impact on the individual, their immediate family, friends and community. An inability to recover from the exposure results in the complex mix of debilitating symptoms called Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS). The Courage Foundation’s mission is to foster post-traumatic growth, restore purpose and transform lives through integrative self-awareness, physical health, mental toughness, emotional resilience and spiritual well-being. For more information please visit: couragefoundationusa.org.
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