My Story
- Lt Col Shawn Stappen, USAF (Retired)
How Chronobox started…
In 2014 my brother asked me to officiate his retirement and build his shadowbox, I eagerly jump on both momentous opportunities. As I began the process of building his shadowbox, I quickly became underwhelmed by the traditional method of getting a frame, grabbing a glue gun, and being as creative as one can arranging all the trinkets. I thought to myself, shadowboxes are like tombstones, they have a start and end date, with the small dash in between represents the life lived - I can do better. In that moment my college cartographic skills kicked in… why not create a info graphic that details his entire career? And in that moment, Chronobox was born.
“I thought to myself, shadowboxes are like tombstones, they have a start and end date with the small dash in between representing the life lived - I can do better.”
Philosophy
My philosophy is everyone values custom products that are authentic and unique. I believe veterans deserve to both capture and share their service, no matter if they served 4 or 20 years. I strive to provide veterans custom made products that capture their service in the detail that reflects their commitment, service and legacy to our nation.