This morning 10 men gathered to honor our nation’s veterans with our attempt a “The Murph.”
It goes like this ….
- 1 Mile Run
- 100 Pull Ups
- 200 Push Ups
- 300 Squats
- 1 Mile Run
Our modification was to attempt this by breaking it into fourths …
- Run 1 lap (1/2 mile)
- 10 pull ups, 20 push ups, 30 squats
- 10 pull ups, 20 push ups, 30 squats
- 5 pull ups, 10 push ups, 15 squats
We repeated this four times and then finished with 2 laps for the last mile.
Upon completion and returning to the shovel flag we talked about what a veteran is and we wanted to pay tribute to a veteran in our lives by conducting a “Veteran Name-A-Rama.”
Each PAX said the service members name followed by the branch of service. The PAX repeated the branch of service. Below are the men we honored followed by a video.
- Ronald Miller – Army
- Ray Sewicki – Army
- John Cressman – Marines
- Terry Conrad – Navy
- Roger Spear – Army
- Luke Tolson – Marines
- Andrew Boulah – Marines
- Paul Billman – Air Force
- Raymond Houtz – Army
- Thomas Grubb – Army
We also introduced the F3 Lehigh Valley Hall Of Fame log. The PAX passed it around and admired God’s creation that will one day don their names. Can’t wait to engrave the first name on that log.
We also brought out the ruck sack and weight plate to honor Big Wheel, a PAX from F3 Houston that ultimately succumbed to a heart attack. The ruck and plate were auctioned off and Flame was the winner. This ruck and plate will see many miles around the Lehigh Valley and beyond. More to come …
COT
Prayers for Sensei’s son Jackson after contracting Lyme disease. He is doing better now. prayers for the Snyder family after the recent birth of twins. Praise for Tiny Bubbles son who is celebrating 90 days clean and sober and prayers he continues on the right path. Prayers for Flame’s mother in law who is in Thailand on a mission trip to save women and girls from sex trade.
During the prayer I reminded the PAX of the workout we just did and pointed out that Lt. Murphy did this workout on a regular basis. The important part is that he did not do the workout for himself, he did it for others. He prepared himself on a daily basis to fight against the evil in this world and he paid the ultimate sacrifice only after placing others ahead of himself. I call this Living Third and Lt Murphy is a great example of what that means.