Day: August 11, 2022

YHC was sorting through some of my mother’s items that I had stored in my house. As I sifted through mounds of old papers and documents, I am came across my fathers draft information.

As I read over the document, I thought about the anxiety the nation must have felt that day.  My father was 19 years old on Dec 1, 1969. He was fresh out of trade school had a job as a welder at GM. He had a life plan that changed in an instance.  His number was 125. At first he thought he was good, but every number 195 and under where called to duty.

For the Q today, our work was based of the Vietnam lottery.

If interested the table can be found here:

Vietnam Lotteries | Selective Service System : Selective Service System (sss.gov)

We started with the pledge then went right to work.

The Thang

• 22 for the troops
• A quick mosey to the baseball field.
• First Pax was under 195, we did imperial walkers to that number.
  • Would have been drafted
• Second Pax was under 195, we did LBC’s and bear crawls to that number.
  • Would have been drafted
• Third Pax  was over 195, we did Moroccan night clubs to that number.
  • Would not be drafted
• Fourth PAX was under 195, we did steps up to that number.
  • Would have been drafted
• Fifth PAX was under 195, we did LBC’s to that number.
  • Would have been drafted
• Six PAX was over 195, we did Mike Tysons and CDD’s to that count.
  • Wound not be drafted
• Seventh PAX was over 195, we did a count to recover from the previous exercise.
  • Would  not be drafted
• Eighth PAX was under 195, we did Squats to that count.
  • Would have been drafted

Think about our family’s during that time and our nation. In our group, 5 of the 8 would have been drafted and sent to war.

YHC did not grow up in a pleasant household. We were poor and lived of a steady diet of government cheese, out of date yogurt, and powered milk.  When my father came back from the Vietnam, he was disabled from agent orange exposure.  In those times, the government did not recognize agent orange for disability benefits.  My father lost his job as a welder and was unable to work.

As my brother and I  buried my mother along side my father. We both smiled.  As children we had some different chores than most kids. One of my chores, was rolling Top Tobacco into cigarettes.   60 a day, placed in old Marlboro packs. It had to be done before sports or homework.   Many times as I did this, my mother and father would rant about the VA. They were resentful and angry. My father had that great union job before the draft. That one day on Dec 1, 1969 changed their world  and hundreds of thousands of others forever.

Now here they lay, buried together overlooking the VA administration building they hated years ago.

Prayer Request

• Freight and family
• Huck
• Turtleman
• Sister Act
• BOS’s Dad
• Kids going back to school

Announcements

• 50 Mile relay Sept 10th
• JJ 5K Set 24th
• F3 Dad’s Aug 20th
• 2nd F Lunch Wednesday – Viva Tequis

Thanks to all these HIMS that helped me out after I choked-out myself.  I almost made it.

Big Pappy

A few HIMs got some work in on a humid morning at the Down-Lo. We celebrated my son Eli’s birthday. It is a story that can not be written only told.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

Big Pappy

6 HIM posted to the pub – All 6 with EC – Flintstone, Virus and Termite were already gone when YHC arrived to get a warmup 1 mile mosey.  And JJ and Waterboy ran from home – By the time 530 rolled around all were good and sweaty.  Route for the day was to the armory and back.

COT: Prayers and announcements

Prayers for teachers, students, JJ’s youth minister witnessing a severe car accident, Pax having children,  Huck and Turtleman

CSAUP Sept 10 – 50 mile relay

F3 dads Aug 20 at the Yank

JJ5K Sept 24

The IPC takes place every September and I look forward to it every year. The workouts are hard and it pushes me mentally and physically. So to prepare for that I decided to recycle a workout from 2020 the pax had 2 workouts to choose from one involved more running the other a lot of burpees so we voted and almost unanimously they chose burpees.For better or worse here we go.

warm up:ssh,gravel pickers,air presses,squats,merkins,mountain climbers all x10 IC mosey to the original Folsom parking lot for some smooth asphalt. Pax took turns carrying 8’ cross arm during the workout and that man was the form police wich tied in with the word I shared later.

the workout:EMOM 3 burpees at top of every minute while working to complete the following exercises 50 hand release release merkins yes two releases,100 leg raises,150 jungle boy squats,200 big boys,250 lunges count each leg.

this was a tough one I didn’t finish barely made it into the lunges. Props to Tonka he finished one round and made it to the big boys a second time he’s an animal 💪🏻 But I believe all pax were pushed and used better form than normal knowing someone was watching them. We moseyed back to the flag and I shared scripture from Matthew 7:1-4 about judging others and having a plank in your own eye hence the form police carrying the cross arm. We shared announcements took prayer requests and I prayed us out. Great work today men it was a pleasure to lead today like always. I look forward to the next one.