Tun Tavern Fellowship Retreat
Description
Annual Quantico/Tun Tavern Conference
The Topic is "Living and loving your identity in Christ every day"
Speaker Info:

1. Col (ret) Joe Craft, USMC(Ret): 33 years of service. F/A-18 Weapons Systems Officer. Father of seven children. WTI and 2002 NFO of the Year; two tours at TBS. Command of VMFA (AW)-121 and H&S Battalion, MCI West; Multiple combat tours. top graduate at the Naval War College. TECOM Chief of Staff; Director, Lejeune Leadership Institute. Elder, Pillar Church of Dumfries.

2. Col (ret) Darren Duke, USMC(Ret): Retired Marine Corps intelligence and special operations officer. In retirement, he works as an independent consultant in international affairs as he pursues his doctorate in Near Eastern languages. He is married to Maggie and they have seven children, a granddaughter and two more grandchildren on the way in 2026. They live in Alexandria, Virginia.

3. Katie Hawkins: 42 years married to Colonel Mike Hawkins, USMC (ret), mother of four. 3 sons currently all lieutenant colonel’s; oldest is USAF, middle is USMC, youngest is USA. 1 daughter (civ), Grandma to six. Podcaster, Author, Bible Teacher, Pickleball enthusiast.

4. Don Sampson, USMC (Ret) 25 years of service including 14 years of active duty as a CH-46 pilot, Aviation Safety Officer and Air Officer with two infantry battalions. 11 years in the USMCR with infantry units. MSTP at Quantico and National Defense University. Ordained PCA pastor now serving with chaplains. Married to Nancy for 42 years.
Dates:
2/20/2026 5:00 PM - 2/22/2026 2:00 PM
Cost:
$30 conf fee/family, adults $186, teens $94, youths $70, age 0-2 no cost
Availability:
Registration is no longer available
Quantico Retreat Conference Fee
Conference fee for speaker and programming fees+ $30.00
Discounts
Actively Serving E1-E9
Actively serving enlisted members receive a 20% discount on lodging and meals.		20%
Family of Deployed Member
Families of Deployed service members, or service members recently returned from deployment (within 6 months), receive a 10% discount on lodging and meals.		10%
First Time Guest
WELCOME! This discount is available for first time families. Please select if you have never visited WSS before.		20%
Gold Star
A Gold Star Family is the immediate family (parents, siblings, spouse, children) of a U.S. service member who died in the line of duty in the US Armed Forces. 		30%