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MAXTON, N.C. – Green Berets assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School competed in the 5th Annual Memorial 3-Gun Competition from Oct. 7-9, 2022.
Memorial 3 Gun Foundation hosted the competition of over 250 entrants to remember, honor and memorialize Fallen service members assigned to U.S. Special Operations Command. All proceeds raised are donated to the Families of honorees.
This year, Sgt. 1st Class Stephen B. Cribben, a Special Forces communications sergeant killed during combat operations Nov. 4, 2017, in Logar Province, Afghanistan, was among the Special Operations Forces honorees for whom a stage was dedicated.
“I did not have the privilege of knowing Steve, but when I became the Detachment Commander of his former team, I learned of how great a person and Green Beret he truly was and took it upon myself to get him nominated as an honoree this year,” said a Special Forces team leader assigned to 2nd Bn., 10th SFG(A). “Having the privilege to represent his team on his stage alongside his family…made it the most meaningful stage of the match for me.”
Like the name implies, competitors use three separate firearms in a 3-gun match – a rifle; a pistol; and a shotgun. Matches generally involve courses where the shooter must move through stages requiring different firearms and shooting positions. The shooter who hits the most targets in the least amount of time wins.
“The competitors at Memorial 3-Gun come from all walks of life and every single one of them is here to honor a Fallen member of the special operations community,” he continued. “Events like these provide me an opportunity to give back to the Families in our Regiment who’ve sacrificed so much…and to let them know their loved ones will never be forgotten.”
Joe Cribben, Stephen’s father, appreciates the teammates who nominated his son for recognition at the 3-gun match.
“[Stephen] had just started getting into 3-guns,” Joe said. “As a matter of fact, during his first 3-gun competition, he was disqualified on the first [stage] for breaking the 180 Rule…He learned a lot that first day.”
During the three-day-long competition, Joe met attendees who had served with his son in the same unit or while deployed.
“What we try and do – my wife and I – is find people who knew him and listen to their stories,” he said. “We knew him as a child; we really didn't know him as an adult and a Soldier. These stories we glean from the people who knew him.”
A banner of a Memorial 3 Gun Foundation honoree was displayed at each main stage, and contestants observed a moment of silence following the reading of each honoree’s biography prior to any shooting.
“On the last iteration of the match on his stage, I read Stephen's bio and kind of added to it…and that was special too,” Joe ended.
| Date Taken: | 10.09.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 10.19.2022 18:37 |
| Story ID: | 431656 |
| Location: | MAXTON, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
| Hometown: | COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, US |
| Hometown: | FORT CARSON, COLORADO, US |
| Hometown: | FORT LIBERTY, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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