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On March 10, 2015 a true American Hero, my cousin, was taken too soon.
Captain Stanford H. Shaw, III, was one of seven special operations Marines killed during a training exercise when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed in dense fog off the coast of Florida.
Ford was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC) and he was a proud Naval Academy graduate. He served three tours of duty, two in Iraq and one most recently in Afghanistan.
Ford was an extraordinary person and dynamic leader. Simply one of the best! He is a son, brother, fiancé, cousin, friend, and teammate, whose spirit lives on in everyone's life he touched.
Captain Shaw was born in Basking Ridge, NJ and attended Ridge High School. He was Captain of the varsity lacrosse team and the student government president. After graduating in 2002 he attended the United States Naval Academy.
While at the US Naval Academy he played club lacrosse and was the 6th Company Commander. He completed his degree in Political Science with a Bachelor of Science. Upon graduating in 2006 he accepted a commission as a Marine Officer.
Captain Shaw was assigned to Echo Company at The Basic School (TBS) and graduated in January 2007. He immediately began training at the Infantry Officer Course (IOC) following graduation from TBS.
In April 2007 he graduated from IOC as an Infantry Officer and was assigned to 1stBattalion, 7th Marines. In May 2007 he was assigned as the Platoon Commander for 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company. During August of 2007 he deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF 6-08) to Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Upon returning from this deployment Captain Shaw was reassigned as the Weapons Platoon Commander, Alpha Company. He deployed in this capacity to Iraq again in 2009 where he served as both the Weapons Platoon Commander and Company Executive Officer. Upon returning from OIF he was reassigned as the Weapons Company Executive Officer and then the Battalion Assistant Operations Officer. After completing the Battalion’s pre-deployment training cycle for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Captain Shaw was reassigned to 3D Marine Division Okinawa, Japan.
In July 2010 Captain Shaw was assigned to 4th Marines, 3D Marine Division and soon took command of Headquarters Company, 4th Marines in August of 2010. The Company deployed to Camp Fuji, Japan for training in October 2010 and again in February of 2011 to Thailand in support of Exercise Cobra Gold. In May of 2011 he was reassigned to the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa.
In May of 2011 Captain Shaw assumed the duties and responsibilities as the Operations Officer and Deputy Camp Commander for the Jungle Warfare Training Center (JWTC). He subsequently attended and graduated from the Malaysian Army Jungle Warfare Operations Course in PULADA, Malaysia. After completing his tour at JWTC, Captain Shaw was reassigned to the Individual Training Course (ITC), Marine Special Operations School (MSOS).
From May 2012 to March 2013 Captain Shaw was a student at ITC and the MARSOC Team Commander’s Course. Upon completion of both schools he was assigned to 2D Marine Special Operations Battalion.
Captain Shaw’s decorations include: the Bronze Star Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon.