Honoring Task Force Ranger
Q: Polo
PAX: Visa, Ron Swanson, Monty Python, Sleepy, Focker, Mr. Kotter, Singlet, AOL, Geronimo
10 HIMs met in the very gloomy early morning hours to put in work to remember 19 soldiers of Task Force Ranger who gave their lives at the Battle of Mogadishu. Lightning to the west provided an increasingly beautiful sight for the Q.
Lord’s Prayer
Warmup
10 SSHs
10 arm circles (forwards and back)
10 imperial walkers
Stretch on your own during name-o-rama
Mosey to Hemingway Blvd.
The Thang – Hill work on Hemingway
Pax began at the bottom of Hemingway and would work their way to the top with stops along the way. Each stop would involve two exercises of 19 reps in honor of the 19 soldiers lost at the Battle of Mogadishu. Pax would then perform a movement for approximately 25 meters and plank until all pax were finished. Mosey to the next stop. Once at the top Pax shaked and baked back down to the bottom of the hill. Repeat.
Bottom of Hemingway
19 merkins
19 flutters (F3 count)
Bear crawl to second tree
1st stop
19 LBCs
19 Carolina dry docks
Lunge walk (10 each leg)
2nd stop
19 derkins (feet on curb)
19 big boy sit-ups
Crawl bear/Joe Hendrix/Reverse bear crawl to light post
Top of Hemingway
19 squats
19 mountain climbers
Shake and bakes to the bottom of Hemingway
Two rounds were completed
COT – Q shared that he was inspired to honor the soldiers in the workout due to some of the Pax (LD, Swanny) completing the MOG Mile Go Ruck event last weekend. The Pax were encouraged to learn more about the battle through documentaries, books and the movie Black Hawk Down. The Q highlighted the selfless acts of two Special Forces soldiers, Gary Gordon and Randy Shughart. They repeatedly volunteered to assist the down Blackhawk crews. Once granted permission to assist, Gordon and Shughart defended the downed crew of Super Six Four from being overrun by the increasing number of attackers until they were both fatally wounded. Their actions saved the lives of the crew and both were awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously.
Q also shared about the need for silence in our lives. Psalm 46:10 – Be still and know that I am God. In an increasingly noisy world full of distractions through the media and technology, silence is necessary for us to hear God’s voice in our hearts. The pax were encouraged to spend some time in silence this weekend.
Visa reminded the pax of the memorial ruck this afternoon in honor of TFD Lt. Sarah Cooksey who lost her life in a tragic accident recently.
Swanny shared his experience at the Go Ruck event last weekend and having a cadre who participated in the Battle of Mogadishu. He reminded the pax to go to Go Ruck events where the cadre was a participant in the battle being remembered as a can’t miss opportunity.
Focker talked about how his life improved after removing the noise of social media, TV news and other media from his life.
Mr. Kotter pointed our attention to the beautiful lightning show in the sky to the West and the wonder and awe of God the creator.
AOL provided the pax an update on the pull up bars. A decision will need to be made to continue working through the CDD, the City for inclusion in the new park or to look for a solution on private property.
Pledge
Prayer
Done
Thank you for the honor of leading this morning.
Polo, 46