Spartan 300 / D-Day Remembrance
A remembrance for the work of the Greatest Generation.
Pax: T-Bone, Meat Sweats, Flying Tomato, Mad Bum, Napalm, Striker, Scout, Roadhouse, Aruba, Poacher, Chitwood
BEAT DOWN & DOWN PAINMENT
- Boxtrot / Mucho Chesto
- Arm Circles
- Imperial Walkers
- Windmills
- Mad Bum’s late burpees
The THANG
- Spartan 300
- 25 pull-ups
- 50 dead lifts with coupon
- 50 push-ups
- 50 box jumps -24”
- 50 floor wipers with coupon
- 50 clean and press with coupon
- 25 pull-ups
- D-Day
- 6 (June) – merkins
- 6 (6th day) – Carolina dry docks
- 19 (1900) – burpees
Not complete: - 44 (44th year) – American hammers
- 13 (Allies) – murder bunnies
- 5 (beach landings – Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, & Sword) – 5x 10m suicides
- 11 (US airborne landing zones) – coupon drag
Announcements: T-Bone discussed a farm Q with rucks & axe throwing, potentially June 25th.
Prayer: Flying Tomato led us out in prayer.
Moleskine:
78 years ago yesterday over 174,000 allied service men embarked on one of the riskiest endeavors of World War II, the most devastating war in history. Mostly young adults, barely out of their youth, lived through the Great Depression and listened to stories of the Great War (World War I), narrated by their fathers. For many, the Normandy invasion represented their first experience in warfare, having had a few short months of basic training. Operation Overlord actually lasted through the end of August, when German forces retreated across the Seine River. The cost to the allies: 209,000, including almost 126,000 US ground forces. These are incredible casualty numbers that remain incomprehensible to us. Yet, these men fought to face a global and existential threat.
I often wonder what these men would think of the current state of affairs in our world and our society. They were far from perfect and carried many flaws, even those leaders our nation idolized. However, would they take pride in the society that they fought so hard to defend? Would they think that their valor and sacrifice was worth it? Would they think us worthy? For most, they would probably respond with mixed reviews. These men would certainly struggle to recognize many of those items that we do not think we can live without, like the Internet, GPS, and Twitter. Like most generations, they would want their progeny to live somewhat better than them, but, maybe not so much better that future generations lose the drive toward innovation, hard work, and the American spirit. Regardless of what we think they might or might not approve in today’s world, we owe it to them to live a life that makes their sacrifice and risk worth it. Ask yourself if you are living such a life…a life of integrity, faith, and dedicated to the American way of life.
In conclusion – be worthy of the Greatest Generation’s sacrifice, bravery, and commitment.
