• Post Type: Backblast
  • When: 09/21/2019
  • AO: Speed For Need Event
  • QIC: Pizza Man
  • FNG's:
  • PAX: Medicine Woman, Defib, Oompah Loompah, Bedpan, Tiger, Sister Act, Broke, JJ, Edison, Termite(R), Def Leppard(R), Dr. Seuss(R), Buckeye, Pizza Man(QIC)

It was a beautiful morning with perfect weather as 95 runners participated in this year’s Stop Soldier Suicide run. The course was set up in reverse of last year’s course.

14 F3 Members participated:

5 Pax ran Speed for Need

9 Pax ran either the 5K or 10K.

Pizza Man pushed an empty chair, which was kind of fitting as it could represent all of those who have served, or are currently serving, our country.

Bedpan’s uncle was our honored retired serviceman.

A little bit about this gentleman:

Terry Revels, Chief Petty Officer, Retired.

77 years of age

26 years military service: National Guard, Army, retired from Navy. 

1960 served with a recon unit in South Korea. Including 25 parachute jumps. 

Naval career: He served on several ships including: 

USS Belmont (a spy ship), 

Denebla, 

Blue Ridge,

Denver, 

Tarawa,

USS Saratoga (from which he retired as Air Traffic Control)

Bedpan said that he told him they followed France and watched them launch and drop their first Atomic Bomb. Said he was so close “He could see the flash”.  

 

We all share in thanking Retired Chief Petty Officer Revels for his service and for his willingness to participate in this year’s Stop Soldier Suicide Speed for Need Event!

Thanks also to Pizza Man for organizing and orchestrating the F3  Unit and to all who participated!

Seuss