Veterans Day Convergence

26 men of Centurion, The Brave and Fight Club converged at 5:15 this morning on Stonecrest to sharpen each other and to celebrate and honor our veterans.

The Thang

Short mosey to stay close for stragglers (aka Strawberry)
Disclaimer and COP (IC)
- Seal Jacks x11, Imperial Squat Walker x11 (mumble, mumble, mumble here), Merkins x22 (regular cadence ambitious here, thanks for bearing with YHC)
1st Half – Margo
- Run across Elm and down the Murderhorn to the rock pile
- Form groups of 3 and each group grab a lifting rock
- Return to the base of the MH for 3 man grinders
  - P1 (base of MH with the rock) – 10 curls, 10 OHP, 10 Triceps, rinse and repeat until switch with P2
  - P2 – running either up MH Jr. to the playground to relieve P3 or back down to P1
  - P3 (playground) – 5 pull-ups, 10 derkins, 15 dips, rinse and repeat until switch with P2
  - Continue until 5:45ish
- Plank it up for instructions and the green light
- Run up the Murderhorn stopping at every light for 10 merkins, plank-o-rama
2nd Half – Thin Mint (YHC)
- Return across Elm to Stonecrest launch point and plank in front of Regal
- Bear Crawl to 1st island, Burpee Broad Jump to 2nd island, AYG to the end, various Mary
- Fast mosey to North end of Target. Instructions given to snake up and down the parking rows heading to South end of Target with stops each time you hit a turn for:
  - Any turn at Target end of lot = 5 jump squats
  - Any turn at other end of lot = 6 burpees
- Circle for a few minutes of Mary (American Hammer [twice] [Merica], flutter, protractor, etc.)
- Head to speed bumps behind Target and plank for instructions and green light
  - Sprint to 1st bump, 11 merkins, bear crawl to next bump, 11 squats
  - Repeat this pattern to the last speed bump (making sure to put on a nice squat show for the delivery man and then watch as Strawberry turned the Bear Crawl into a Bull Rush and tried to ram the poor guy’s truck)
- Mosey to South End of Regal, plank 6 inches, on Snowflake’s go AYG sprint to the Shovel Flag (Mario inched out Ickey by a hair, YHC believes — too far back to know for sure)
Circle up for the Pledge of Allegiance, 22 merkins (civilian cadence), name-o-rama, announcements, YHC take-out

NMM

While many of us have gone through our day today thanking those Veterans we know or see, YHC would ask that you take a moment to think about what we are thanking them for. While many have given the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation, and for that there is never enough thanks, many more men and women make sacrifices each and every day in service to us and to our country. They sacrifice their time, deal with the stresses of moves and time away from family, live with the knowledge that they may one day be called upon to put their life on the line, and so much more. While we all certainly deal with sacrifice in our everyday lives, very few of us do it in service to others and that is why we say thank you today to all those who have served or are currently serving in any capacity in our armed services. Thank you for your service.

We spent a lot of time with the number 11 this morning. This number is inherent in the history of Veterans Day which was born out of Armistice Day, the day on which World War I was ended in the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. However, YHC also recently learned that approximately 11% of the homeless in this country (~11,000 people) are veterans and in need of help. Beyond that, twice today we did 22 pushups. For those who do not know, in 2013 the VA released a study that showed, on average, 22 veterans are killed by suicide each and every day in our country. Organizations like 22Kill and Mission22 have since formed to raise awareness of this ongoing tragedy as well as to educate the public on mental health issues that are affecting so many of our veterans.

So, while today we humbly thank all of our veterans for their service, when tomorrow comes please continue to remember those who are in need. Recognize opportunities to help when you can — whether it is to reach out with a kind word to someone in need, to continue to bring awareness to the struggles our veterans face, to donate your time or your money to worthy causes, or even to simply hold a thought in your prayers for those who need help.

Thank you all for posting. I am sure I speak for Margo as well when I say it was an honor and a pleasure to lead you men this morning.

God Bless America

Announcements

South Charlotte Christmas Party 2016 – A51 / SOB / IL / UC your last chance to sign up is 1 week from today (http://f3nation.com/2016/10/11/south-charlotte-christmas-party-2016/)
Joe Davis Run for Recovery – 1/7/2017 – Get out, bring the family, have fun & get some exercise all while supporting a great cause (http://joedavisrun.com/)
NEW Monday AO – The Big House – 5:30 to 6:15 at Pineville PD Visitors Lot – Site Qs: Cheddar & Dumpster Fire. Come out and support this new Monday option when it launches next Monday, 11/14 at 5:30 AM (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwLFyNgWcAACmae.jpg)
SOB / Indian Land long sleeve shirt order opening up

Veterans Day Convergence