SS American Memorial CBA Fire Cracker Cook-Off

Think you know BBQ?

We need tasting judges for the Firecracker Cook-Off — June 26th at the Lazy U Ranch. You show up, you eat great BBQ, you help decide who wins. That's the job.

Only a few spots left. Comment below or DM us to get your name in.

— CGR

Want your name on this?

The Firecracker Cook-Off is looking for sponsors. Your business gets seen by hundreds of attendees who care about veterans and their families — and you're directly funding nature therapy services that reach people who've given everything for this country.

That's a sponsorship worth having.

DM us or email [email protected]
— CGR

We need good people to make this happen.

Volunteers needed for the Firecracker Cook-Off — June 26–27 at the Lazy U Ranch in Seguin.

Setup, registration, judging support, cleanup — all of it. If you've got a few hours and want to be part of something that matters, we want you.

Comment below or DM us to sign up.
— CGR

Every year people come out to the Lazy U Ranch for great BBQ and a great time.

What they're really doing — whether they know it or not — is making sure veterans and their families can come here free of charge all year long.

That's the bottom line. The Firecracker Cook-Off funds the mission.

Join us June 26–27. https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-firecracker-cookoff
— CGR

70 acres on the Guadalupe River. That's where we're doing this.

The Lazy U Ranch in Seguin, Texas — home to the SS American Memorial Foundation. If you've never been out here, June 26th is your invitation.

Good food, good people, good cause.

Get your tickets → https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-firecracker-cookoff
— CGR

31 days.

The Firecracker Cook-Off is coming back to the Lazy U Ranch — June 26th and 27th — right here in Seguin, Texas.

BBQ. Competition. Family. And every dollar raised goes to serving veterans and their families free of charge.

That's what this is about. Always has been.

Get your tickets — https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-firecracker-cookoff
— CGR

The Lazy U Ranch — home to the SS American Memorial Foundation.

Serving over 47,000 Americans since July 4, 2000 — the day it all began.

Free of charge. Always will be.

This is our watch now....

🇺🇸 — CGR

Look up.

Every face on that ceiling has a story. A family. A price they paid that most people never see.

This is the SS American Memorial at the Lazy U Ranch. It's not Arlington — but every man and woman up there is honored the same way. By name. By service. By sacrifice.

Twenty-six years ago, 12 shipmates gathered on the Guadalupe River. None of us had any idea what was coming. What came out of that one day — this room, this ranch, the 47,000 Americans we've served — THAT is what this day is about.

Today we remember the ones who didn't make it home. Today we say their names.

Rest easy, brothers and sisters. We've got the watch.

🇺🇸 — CGR

What you're looking at is where it's going.

These stone pillars — this gate — built by hand. Built with purpose. The Lazy U Ranch is in the middle of becoming what it was always meant to be — a full nature therapy park for veterans, active duty, first responders and their families. 70 acres on the Guadalupe River. Room to breathe. Room to heal.

We are in the build. The settlement is going up, stone by stone.

When these gates open — and they will — there will be no charge. Not one dollar. Not ever. That has always been the promise.

This Memorial Day weekend, you can be part of making it happen.

www.ssamemorial.org — CGR

This weekend, before the cookouts start — sit with it a minute.

There's a pair of boots somewhere that won't be coming home. A family sitting at a table with an empty chair.

That weight doesn't go away. But you can honor it.

Today: share a name. Make a donation. Tell somebody's story.
Tomorrow: we finish what we started.

www.ssamemorial.org