Never Forget 9/11 @The Dump

PAX: Gummy Bear, Optimus, OCB, Boo Boo, Al Gore

Warmup: Run to the Hill

THANG: Building a memorial to our fallen countrymen piece by piece by going up and down the hill ~10-12 times

After that,

• 9 Merkins CC
• 11 Squats CC
• 9 WW1s CC
• 11 Carolina Dry Docs CC
• Each PAX rotates doing 10 Merkins, All else AMRAP SSHs
• Repeat Last thang
• 10 8-ct No Surrenders IC
• 9 Merkins CC
• 11 Squats CC
• 9 WW1s OYO
• 11 Carolina Dry Docs CC
• 30 Second Plank

MOLESKIN:

Never forget today. I took some time after coffee to visit the War Memorial across the street and see the memorial brick they have for the attacks. Unlike most guys in this group I have no story. This happened well before I was born and it didn’t impact or change my life the day it happened. This is the evidence that we still should “Never forget” what happened that day.

Coming off a night of political division with the debate, I find myself hoping and praying for the American mentality of September 12th 2001. After waking from the worst day this century, we were a country united, albeit under horrific times. This is a day to remember and honor all those who fell and to remember to pray for all those whom they left behind. In our WOW today I read out a page called 9/11 by the numbers. These 2 stood out to me….

Number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the attacks: 1,609

Estimated number of children who lost a parent: 3,051

These numbers hurt to imagine. Hurt to think about. This was a devastating and horrific day. I included at the memorial this photo to bring to light the pain felt by families across the nation…

This was also a day of incredible bravery. We left behind pages and stories of the bravery from those firefighters, police officers, and port authority officers who risked or lost their lives saving others. I encourage you to swing by the park and climb the hill today to see and read those inspiring tales today.

One such event of bravery that is overlooked is that of the Flight 93 passengers. Those men and women’s bravery saved untold thousands of lives and sadly their story never got told. We have eye witness survivor tales of the firefighters who saved a woman trapped 20 floors up, from a security guard who evacuated 2,500 people in the second tower upon seeing the first’s impact, and of the man in the red bandana running into the fire to save whoever he could. But the Passengers of Flight 93 simply acted in a situation where they knew there was no chance of survival. At the memorial is a photo and biography on the life of each passenger of Flight 93 who overtook the hijackers and showed the highest form of love for their country.

Later today many of us will embark on a stair climb to honor all those in uniform who lost their lives saving countless others. I encourage you to join.

Finally this is a day when we may count our blessings and thank God for his hand of comfort and healing in trying times. While many many people lost their lives that day, God provided many many lives to be spared that day through the attacks taking place a half hour before the corporate workday began at 9:00. Were the buildings full, tens of thousands more would have passed. He’s also provided us a free country where when attacked we have the legal right and freedom to honor our fallen countrymen and we will do just that. Thank you God for each and every one of those USA brothers and sisters and we pray today for their families to be comforted and for our Nation to honor their legacy and desire for peace.

Thanks for reading, thanks for allowing me to lead.

-GB