Backblast! Happy Birthday Marines

AO: Farm
Q: Green Thumb (Ray Perry)
PAX: Lucky , Six Pack (Matt Coombs), Floppy Disk (Tom Neal), F3 Phunny (Kip Lowery), Gilmore (Jim T), Boys 2 Men Scott Markel, Chicken Hawk (Tristan Maness), Goose (Chuck Cline), Melamine (Chad), Flush (Clay Campbell)
FNGs: None
Count: 11

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, Willie Mays Hayes, Good Mornings, Sir Fazio

THE THANG: In celebration of the Marine Corps Birthday (tomorrow) we mozied to Granite Peak (Mt. Suribachi for the day).

Here we complete a set up sixes in recognition of the 5 Marines & 1 Sailor who raise the flag at the top of Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima.

We started with 1 burpee at the bottom and 5 Carolina Dry docks at the top. Complete the circuit unit until it was 5 burpees at the bottom and 1 Dry dock at the top. 5 trips up and down the hill.

Of the 6 men who raised the flag, only 3 would leave the island.
The iconic image captured was actually the 2nd flag raising.

We mozied the the side parking lot for a set of “nines” for Lt. Pressley O’Bannon and 8 Marines (along with 500 mercenaries) who fought in the first Barbary Pirate wars in the early 1800.

Start with 8 “Lt. O’Dannons” at one end and 1 LBC (4 ct) at the other.

Lt. O’Bannon’s victory was the first time the American flag was raised in victory over foreign soil. Lt. O’Bannon was gifted a Mameluke sword, which is still used by Marine Officers today.

Mozie to the picnic shelter for our 3rd birthday station.

Here we honored the most decorated Marine in history. Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Puller. For Chesty we did 5 reps each of Dirkins, Irkins, Standard Merkins, Hand Release Merkins, and 5 Worlds Worst Merkins.

Chesty served 37 years in the Marine Corps, and was awarded 5 Navy Crosses, fighting in Nicaragua, WWII (Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu) , and the Korean War (Chosin Reservior)

Mozie back to the flag for a little Mary. Freddie Mercuries, Windshield Wipers, and Homer to Marge.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tomorrow: Chad 1000 stepups. WF Town Hall 2:00pm
Friday Nov 15: 2nd F Luncheon, Beto El Poblano
Sat Nov 16: Friendsgiving at Opies’s (signup on FB page)
Thanksgiving Convergence Max Bandwidth 7:00am start time
Sat Dec 7: Convergence Excalibur 7:00am Start. Dirty Santa Exchange to follow.

COT:
Prayers for Phunny’s daughters healing, Melamines neighbors health crisis, & those PAX seeking employment