Author: Big Pappy (Page 4 of 16)

We had nice crowd at prison break. We all ran and got a little better.

Prayer Request

• Tank
• Huck
• Broke
• Montross
• Turtleman
• Oompa Loompa
• All injured PAX
• The Spoken and unspoken prayer request.

4 servant HIM’s at the Sword today.  We discussed the craziness of Disneyworld, stories of the recent P200, the largest 13-year-old in Gaston County, and of course the Word.

Laminations 3:22-23

²² Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
    for his compassions never fail.
²³ They are new every morning;
    great is your faithfulness.

Thanks for the opportunity.

Big Pappy

There were 13 strong at Folsom expecting an Allan Tate Q, but Alan Tate had other plans.

Due to the construction, we started at the lower lot. We warmed up with various exercises and Wirenut came in hot. The PAX thought a squat themed work out would be required.

The Thang:

• We moseyed to the pavilion and did sets of squats, burpees, big boys, and calve raisers.
• We then headed up to the flag, stopping at speed bumps for more squats, merkins and LBC’s.
• We then moseyed to the gazebo road and did more squats and big boys.
• We then took a mosey down to the lower shack for more squats, burpees, merkins and dips.
• We finally made our way back to start doing more squats along the way.

We finished up with the COT, announcements, and prayer request.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead.

Big Pappy

Six HIMs got better at the Sword and had a discussion on Proverbs 19:21

Big Pappy

13 for a themed work order in honor of medal of honor recipient Bennie G Adkins.

This hero passed away from COVID in April of 2020.

Listen to his Medal of Honor citation:

Please take 10 minutes and to the story in his own words:

A couple of quotes from Mr Adkins:

• “You just do. Quitting isn’t an option.”
• “The medal doesn’t really belong to me. I’m just a keeper of it for those other 16 in the battle, especially the five who didn’t make it…”

Thanks for the opportunity to lead and Purple Haze please keep your pants on.

-Big Pappy

It was icy and cold at Old School this morning.   Original plans had to be scrapped so we did some work under the shelter.

Under the shelter we did:

• Step Ups
• Dips
• Hillbillies
• Merkins
• Big Boys
• Burpees

We did lunge walks between light posts. During one set, Mayor almost went down but had a wonderful recovery.

It was all caught on slow motion video.

Mayor’s Close Call

There was lots of great chatter with normal conversations of DDP, Purple Haze’s shoes, and deep discussions on donuts and livermush. It was morning YHC was grateful that these HIM’s made it out to the gloom.

We finished up with the Pledge and COT.

It was a cold morning at Folsom but 9 HIM’s avoided the fartsack.

We took a brief mosey to the center of the lower lot. (Faith) we then ran to each corner (Family, Work, Serve, Fitness) and back to the center continually doing various at each corner

Faith

• Burpees
• Squats
• Big Boys

Work

• Merkins
• Squats
• Big Boys

Fitness

• Burpees
• More Burpees
• Lunges

Family

• Squats
• Big Boys
• Mountain Climbers

Serve

• Moroccan Night Clubs till it hurt then for a little while longer.
• 300 LBC’s

Back to the flag, 22 for the troops, pledge, then COT

*Article from the Marine Times by JD Simkins in 2018

John Basilone served three years in the Army during the 1930s and become a boxing champion, but it wouldn’t be until he enlisted in the Marine Corps — and the country’s subsequent plunge into World War II — that he would reach mythical standing.

10x Toy Soldiers
10x Merkins
10x Mike Tysons

On the night of October 24, 1942, in the jungles of Guadalcanal, one of the hundreds of islands that comprise the Solomons, then-Sgt. Basilone was commanding two heavy .30-caliber machine gun sections from First Battalion, Seventh Marines, that were tasked with holding a narrow pass at the Tenaru River.

10 x Burbees
20 x Merkins
20 x Mountain Climbers

Take a lap.

As the small crews of Marines dug in for the night, a Japanese regiment numbering 3,000 men attacked the line, hammering the Marines with grenades and mortar fire. Wave after wave were kept at bay by the small teams of Marines, until one of the gun crews was disabled by enemy fire.

3000 LBC’S – split between the PAX

With total disregard for his own life, Basilone carried about 90 pounds of weaponry and ammunition to the silenced gun pit, running a distance of 200 yards through enemy fire and encountering Japanese soldiers along the route, who he killed with his Colt .45 pistol.

Rifle carry block down and back

10 x Burbees
20 x Merkins
20 x Mountian Climbersp

Basilone continued running back and forth between gun pits, supplying ammunition to those desperately in need and clearing gun jams for his junior Marines.

Sprints
5 Nolan Ryans

Amidst the carnage, Basilone lost his asbestos gloves, hand protection critical for holding or swapping out the scalding hot barrels of the heavily used machine guns.

10 Hand Release Merkins
Down and back

During the height of the battle, Basilone barehanded the searing barrel of his machine gun without hesitation and continued putting rounds downrange, killing an entire wave of Japanese soldiers and burning his hands and arms in the process.

Take a lap
10 Merkins

Enemy bodies were (literally) piling up so rapidly that he had to vacate their defensive positions to knock over the growing wall of flesh so they could reestablish clear fields of fire.

50 Calve Raisers x2
10 Wide Arm Merkins x2

An entire Japanese regiment was thwarted by the gun crews, and by the time reinforcements arrived, only Basilone and two other Marines were left standing. Basilone used his crews’ machine guns, his pistol and a machete to kill enemy soldiers.

4 corners
10 Burpees
10 Merkins

Pfc. Nash W. Phillips was with Basilone on Guadalcanal and recounted the other-worldly efforts of his sergeant.
“Basilone had a machine gun on the go for three days and nights without sleep, rest or food,” said Phillips, who lost a hand in the fight.

Sprints
10 Merkins
Sprints

While receiving medical treatment, Phillips recalled Basilone’s mythical appearance as he came to check on him.
“He was barefooted and his eyes were red as fire,” he said. “His face was dirty black from gunfire and lack of sleep. His shirt sleeves were rolled up to his shoulders. He had a .45 tucked into the waistband of his trousers. He’d just dropped by to see how I was making out; me and the others in the section. I’ll never forget him. He’ll never be dead in my mind!”

Lap
10 Merkins
10 Burpees
Lap
10 Merkins
10 Burpees

Basilone would go on to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on Guadalcanal. He returned to the U.S. to assist the war bond effort — and was offered a commission and the chance to spend the rest of the war in Washington.
He turned the offer down, forgoing the public attention being a war hero and opting instead to return to combat.

10 Merkins
10 Mountain Climbers
10 Imperial Walker Squats

On February 19, 1945, Basilone stormed Red Beach on Iwo Jima. Pinned down by enemy machine gun fire, he led his gunners up the steep black sand, kicking his inexperienced Marines to get off the beach as they hugged the ground for cover. Minutes after destroying a Japanese blockhouse, Basilone and four members of his platoon were killed when an enemy artillery shell exploded. He was 28 years old.

22 Merkins
10 Squats
22 Merkins
10 Squats
22 Merkins
10 squats
22 Merkins
10 squats

Gunnery Sgt. Basilone would be posthumously awarded the the Purple Heart and the Navy Cross for his actions on Iwo.

Pledge, then COT

Prayer Request

• Sparky, Bedpan, Purple Haze
• James Goulock
• Ball Joints Friend
• Gear Wrench
• Injured PAX

8 HIM’s got better this day at crossroads.

We had a great discussion on accountability.

Prayers

• Bed Pain
• Sparky
• Mayor
• Purple Haze friend
• Wire Nut Family

Announcements

• Christmas Party
• Vote for Awards

At The Sword this morning, we had a great discussion the beatitudes in Matthew 5: 2-12.

The Beatitudes

2 And ^qhe opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

3 ^r“Blessed are ^sthe poor in spirit, for ^utheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 “Blessed are ^vthose who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

5 “Blessed are the ^wmeek, for they ^wshall inherit the earth.

6 “Blessed are those who hunger and ^xthirst ^yfor righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

7 “Blessed are ^zthe merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

8 “Blessed are ^athe pure in heart, for ^bthey shall see God.

9 “Blessed are ^cthe peacemakers, for ^dthey shall be called ^esons¹ of God.

10 ^f“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for ^utheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 ^g“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely ^hon my account.

12 ⁱRejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for ^jso they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

A great way to start the work week.