Backblast by Green Thumb (Ray Perry) on 11/11/2025

Backblast! Veteran’s Day

AO: Corral
Q: Green Thumb (Ray Perry)
PAX: Shutterfly (Mustafa), Crash Course (Robert Peters), Homer (Scott Neuweg), Transmitter (Allan), ransomware (Andrei), Penguin (Dylan Warner), Prius (Ryan McCallum), Gilmore (Jim T), Oscar Mayer (Shaun Hanna), BritEx
FNGs: None
Count: 11

11 Pax recognized each branch of service, (yes, including Space Force) on this Veteran’s Day.

Warmup: SSH, Imperial Walker, Hillbillies, Good Mornings, Toy Soldiers, High Knees and a ruck around the big field.

The Thang: Load up with sandbag and ruck and commence movement stopping at designated points along the way to complete 10 reps of each exercise for each of the 6 branches of service.

1 Army: ruck squats & deadlift
2. Navy: bent‑over ruck rows & ruck merkins
3. Air Force: ruck flutter kicks (ic) & ruck push press
4. Marines: sandbag cleans & lunges
5. Coast Guard:40m bear‑hug sandbag carry & ruck curls
6. Space Force: ruck avalanche & Homer-to -Marge

Announcements: Plenty. If you can’t remember go to the bottom of the NE Wake Roster and follow the line or bookmark the link below.
NE Wake Calendar

11/14 Friendsgiving at Jay-Z and Paranoids
11/15 Raleigh Community Orchestra, still a few tickets left
11/21 Monthly Luncheon at Aye Toro Tacos & Tequila
11/27 Thanksgiving Convergence at Max Bandwidth (7am)
12/6 Roadside cleanup and Hill Ridge Farms Festival of Lights
12/13 Christmas Convergence and Dirty Santa Exchange @Knightdale Station Park

COT: Praise for 10K recovery and Veterans everywhere