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Jan 20, 2023Liked by Matt Crossman

What beautiful tribute to most deserving soul I had the honor of knowing and calling my nephew. I want to thank the F3 nation for the prayers and support that you all have showed Andrea, Clay, and Evie.

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Thank you for this. It was a deep honor to be trusted to write this. It speaks to who Cardinal was as a man that the men of F3 Knoxville talk about him the way they do. Please know the whole of F3 Nation is going to keep praying for all of you.

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Jan 21, 2023·edited Jan 21, 2023Liked by Matt Crossman

Wonderful read, I am not scheduled to Q this week, but plan to swap one for his workout. Thank you.

Bandit

F3 Carterico

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Great! It's an excellent workout.

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Jan 20, 2023·edited Jan 20, 2023Liked by Matt Crossman

Wow, great tribute! We did The Cardinal workout last Friday in Phoenix at The Range, and it was super powerful. In our Name-O-Rama we all said our birth name, age, and then Cardinal as our F3 name for the beat down. Cardinal is all of us, and we are him. Lots of prayers for Cardinal and his family. Thanks again from F3 Quikset!

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Thanks Quikset. We did it in my shieldlock last Friday, too.

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Jan 21, 2023Liked by Matt Crossman

What a loving tribute. Cardinal sounded like a amazing friend. God bless this family and God bless these men. Bluescreen, Houston, TX.

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Thanks Bluescreen. The love that went back and between and among the men was and remains powerful.

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F3 camaraderie is unreal.

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Jan 21, 2023Liked by Matt Crossman

I was moved by your moving tribute that I felt like I was in person. Thank you for your eloquence. Delta - F3 Hangar 1 - SF Peninsula.

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Thanks Delta. The guys in Knoxville opened their hearts to me to take me there so I could take you.

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Jan 21, 2023Liked by Matt Crossman

Matt, this was a beautiful tribute to our fallen Brother Cardinal and to the men of F3 Knoxville and all the men of our F3 Brotherhood. F3 has a way of bringing out the best in us. I write to you from F3 Fort Bend in the Greater Houston (TX) area and can tell you that all of our AOs were honored to pay tribute to our Brother Cardinal. My heart is heavy for the loss of a man I have never met, but would have easily felt a kinship toward had I met him somewhere in the Gloom. From the few precious moments you have shared, I have a sense of the man. Thank you for sharing him with the F3 Brotherhood. Cardinal now lives in our hearts and in our thoughts. "Fear Factor", F3 Fort Bend (TX).

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Thanks Fear Factor. It was an honor to be trusted to do this. Like you, I mourned the loss of a man I never met.

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Thank you for writing this and loving tribute to Cardinal and the men of Knoxville.

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Hey Rapid. Thanks for this. It was an honor to be trusted to do this. The men of F3 Knoxville have inspired me in the last week.

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You're welcome. We need to get you to an F3 workout!

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