Conditions: 35F Clear and Breezy
Commentary: Veteran’s Day has been an important event for our F3 community and each year, we have tried to do something special. As the week came to a close, no Q had signed up to lead our convergence beat down. Friday evening chatter on the wire was pushing for a Vet to leave but still no one stepped up – including YHC… As time marched towards launch – still no takers… YHC posted early to enjoy a Vets Day Murph with some fellow Pax , Itallion Stallion and Arnold, and then drove home to take care of some quick necessaries… Upon returning YHC learned that he got the nomination for today’s Q - aka voluntold. So, time to get a plan, do some ad-lib and draw from past experiences…
The Pax eagerly formed up into the COP. Since it was our first chilly fall morning, this group was ready to roll.
Disclaimer… While explaining that I had no idea what I was doing or what we were about to do, Krispy Kreme rolled up with his Ruck and sporting his cocktail dress… It’s always good to have a bonafide veteran participate in Veterans’ Day – 20 years of service!
Warm Up :
- SSH X 25 IC
- Imperial Walkers X25 IC
- Monkey Humpers X 25 IC
- Merkins IC X 10
- Frankensteins X 25 IC
- Guantanamos X 15 IC
- There may have been more… can’t remember
The Thang:
Crawley Thang:
- Bear Crawl to the first 5 trees and do 10 Merkins at each tree
- Run to end of WZ and 5 Burpees and run back
- Crab Walk to the first 5 trees and do 10 Leg lifts at each tree
- Run to end of WZ and 5 Burpees and run back
- Lunge Walk to the first 5 trees and do 10 Squats at each tree
- Run to end of WZ and 5 Burpees and run back
- Backwards Bear Crawl to the first 5 trees and do 10 Hand Release Merkins at each tree
- Run to middle of WZ field and do 20 Mountain Climbers then to end of WZ and 5 Burpees and run back
- Sideways Bear Crawl to the first 5 trees and do 10 Big Boy Situps at each tree
- Four Corners
- Corner 1: 25 Merkins
- Corner 2: 25 LBCs and 25 Merkins
- Planters: 15 step ups / 25 Dips / 20 Derkins
- Corner 3: 25 Flutter Kicks IC / 25 LBCs / 25 Merkins
- Corner 4: 25 Squats / 25 Flutter Kicks IC / 25 LBCs / 25 Merkins
- COP:
- Box Cutters
- Inappropriate Bridges
- Catalina Wine Mixers
Announcements:
- Gridiron AO – Kelleytown, all Pax invited, 5 FNGs so far
- Team RWB – Free – support and enrich veterans lives - Krispy encouraged all Pax to join Team RWB.
- Plug for Veterans Day celebrations - Krispy also mentioned his desire for Hartsville re-establishing a bigger veterans day celebration and events, like a parade or town hall type recognition.
Devotion
Isaiah 6:8: “Here I am Lord, Send me”
We took a minute to recognize the veterans in the Pax today: Krispy Kreme and me. Krispy served in the USN for 20 years, 13 of which were sea duty and he accumulated 6 years of time underway – more than half of his sea tour. KK served aboard the USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN-69), USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and USS John C Stennis (CVN-74).
Today, less than 1% of our population serves in the military. We have an all-volunteer force that choses to serve for many different reasons.
YHC mentioned one of his favorite books: “Tribe” by Sebastian Junger. Junger writes about today’s situation, where the war, the fighting, the violence is overseas, away from our day to day lives. We, as citizens of this country can’t easily relate to the experiences of today’s veterans. Earlier tribal societies dealt with wars within their communities or nearby. Everyone participated in the conflict and understood the experiences of the warrior.
Junger describes his idea of a veterans’ day ceremony, where the community would come together in an auditorium or town hall and give each veteran a chance to speak about his or her experiences and feelings about their service. We, as citizens, must do more to acknowledge and include our veterans. We must listen to them.
Great work by all Pax!!