A Historical Veterans Day

YHC was excited to Q this day as it would be the first cold workout of the west and it was Veterans Day.  I had asked the PAX to wear red, white, or blue and Smokey and Griswold did not disappoint and a few others domed our colors also.  YHC knew it would be cold and that I would need to come up with a plan to keep us warm, i immediately notice that cold does not scare Ladybug in shorts and a T-shirt.  I give the pleasantries and we are off for a Mosey to warm up.  During the Mosey it is time for some History:

1. Veterans Day started as Armistice Day on the first anniversary of the end of WW1 on 11/11/19

Warmarama:

Seal Claps x19 ic, 2 burpees

Imperial Walkers x11 ic, 2 Burpees

SunGods X11 ic reverse, 2 Burpees

Mosey and more History

2. Congress designated Armistice Day annual on 1926 and Official Holiday in 1938

SSH x26 ic, 2 Burpees

Goofballs X26 ic, 2 Burpees

3. Over 16 Million Veterans alive today

Cotton Pickers x16 ic, 2 Burpees

Sufficiently warmed up we Mosey to Basketball courts

we line up on base line and each Pax does a full court lay up while other Pax are doing excercises AMRAP

Merkins, Sqauts, Merkins, LBCs

we line up on the three point line and each pax shoots a 3 Pinter each miss is a 4×4, yeah we suck not one made on this cold morning so that made for 14 4x4s. We then Mosey to the tennis courts.

4. 1954 Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day to honor all Vets

5. USMC est. in 1775 in Tun Tavern with the founders using Beer to lure their recruits

6. 1st battle included 220 marines stormed beach of Naussua, Bahamas to take over barrels of gun powder

Dora: 54 Merkins, 75 Planks Jacks, 220 ssh, 300 raise the roofs to ours Vets (air presses)

Indian run to end of park to come back with a Catch Me If You Can

we got 11 Burpees in first

30 LBCs while partner lunges

10 Merkins while partner bear crawls

30 squats while partner lunges

‘we found ourselves back at the flags and we had a little time left, so we jail breakers to courts 11 more Burpees, and 11 Merkins and time for Mary

Birdman crunches x11 ic each leg

Veteran call out Couchpotato Cedar Point Merkins a one armed trading push up

box cutters x19 ic

flutters x11 ic

protractors and mosey back flag for a hard stop, announcements, and prayers. We decided to have a western Christmas party also for some 2nd F and Laettner took us out.

RESPECT to Couchpotato and myself for being our Veterans

it was truly a privilege to lead us today on such a cold Veterans Day and have such a good showing.  It also did my heart good to see how all of our PAX never left our six behind today, this is the most important part for FNGs if we want them to come back and grow.  You guys truly amaze me all the time and I am so honored to be apart of this group.