Ed Mason is a retired Army officer and Patriot Cruise and Salute co-founder. A recreational boater, Ed is rewarded by giving back to follow service members by providing them a carefree opportunity to experience the fun, freedom, and camaraderie of recreational boating while also providing a mental respite from their medical concerns. Ed works for CALIBRE Systems, Inc., leading human capital accounts business development across defense and federal civilian sectors. Ed retired from the Army with 28 years of leadership and management experience across the Department of Defense.  In his last position, he served as the senior consultant on Transition Policy to the Vice Chief of Staff, Army, and senior leaders across the Human Capital, Medical, Installation, Training, Guard, and Reserve Enterprises, along with federal Departments of Labor and Veterans Affairs, U.S. Congress, and the White House. As a soldier, Ed spent many years overseas.  His last deployment was in 2005 with the 101st Airborne Division where he commanded a battalion in Iraq to conduct finance, postal, casualty, replacement and general human resource operations in support of Task Force Band of Brothers in Multinational Division-North.  

Christine Mason is a retired Army logistics officer and Patriot Cruise and Salute co-founder. Her first military assignment was in a floating craft (boat) unit, but this wasn’t when she developed a love of boating. Christine has been boating most of her life. Another love she has is the love of her country and those who selflessly serve. Patriot Cruise and Salute provides the opportunity to continue to say thank you for their service and her appreciation of their call to duty. Currently, Christine works for Decisive Point Consulting Group, providing strategy, business development, capture, bid and proposal, and operational support across the defense and federal civilian sectors. Earlier in her career as an Army logistics officer, Christine served in a variety of command and staff positions. Her overseas assignments include two tours to Germany and one to Honduras. During her career she provided logistical support to over 2,600 Bosnian humanitarian aid airdrops, as well as support to units deployed in Zagreb and Somalia. She also developed and executed support plans for all services operating in Honduras and other Central American countries. For Christine's last command, she was responsible for approximately 3,000 enlisted soldiers, officers and international officers.

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