Marine For Life Network - Tampa Bay
Duane C Stamm is a native Floridian from Lakeland. After graduating with a degree in Criminology from Florida Southern College in 1999, he joined the Marine Corps. He was commissioned in the United States Marine Corps on August 10th, 2001. He is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Course, Assault Amphibian Officer Course, and MAGTF Intelligence Officer Course. He has served overseas in Okinawa, Japan, and has combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, both in uniform and as a contractor. He started volunteering as a mentor for the 13th Judicial Circuit’s Veterans Treatment Court (VTC), located in downtown Tampa, in May 2016. He started fundraising by conducting his personal fundraiser for the Senior Mentor Fund by cycling 50 miles from Fort Desoto to Tarpon Springs. This was the start to... what are now, two of his main passions: cycling and helping others. He met Ron Zaleski at a Project Welcome Home Troops retreat, in Boone, NC, and after deploying to Baghdad, Iraq, in 2018, he decided to start volunteering with The Long Walk Home Inc (TLWH). Helping to organize the first advertised cycling event for The Veteran’s Day Bike Ride, he helped TLWH raise money to help Veterans in need. This was a great start in building a veteran-focused community and spreading mindfulness. He is married to Selena and they have a 12-year old daughter, Brooklyn. They have two dogs, a Husky named Kirra and an American Bulldog named Parris. He was is an avid runner, cyclist, and CrossFit enthusiast. His longest run yet is a 50K in 8 hours (SLOW!). He also rides his bike across the width of the state, completing his first one-day cross-state ride on Jan 18th, 2017, from West Palm Beach to Venice for a total of 189 miles in 19 hours (TORTURE!). He is currently planning more routes and hopes to encourage others to find their own peace through meditation, yoga, cycling the open roads, helping others, and whatever it is they love to do…
Duane still serves as a Major in Marine Corps in Tampa, FL as the Marine For Life Network Representative for the Tampa Bay Area. You can reach him via email : M4LTampaBay@gmail.com and call/text him at 863-860-0950.