11s

Base of the hill stretching, and some great mumble chatter, including good natured ribbing of late HCers!

Ladders to 11 Up and Down our beloved hill
Burpees and Merkins
Big Boys and Squats
Merkins and Curls
Fun had by all!

Circle of pain with a ten rep exercise picked by each PAX, including four sadistic HIMs picking American Hammers

It being Memorial Day, I could think of no better AO.  Our Gold Star Families should always remain in our hearts and prayers.  I thought it appropriate to pick a MOH winner who was awarded his medal posthumously, with it being Memorial Day weekend.
Randy Shughart 
Sfc. Randall D. Shughart, United States Army, distinguished himself by actions above and beyond the call of duty on 3 October 1993, while serving as a Sniper Team Member, United States Army Special Operations Command with Task Force Ranger in Mogadishu, Somalia. Sfc. Shughart provided precision sniper fires from the lead helicoper during an assault on a building and at two helicopter crash sites, while subjected to intense automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenade fires. While providing critical suppressive fires at the second crash site, Sfc. Shughart and his team leader learned that ground forces were not immediately available to secure the site. Sfc. Shughart and his team leader unhesitatingly volunteered to be inserted to protect the four critically wounded personnel, despite being well aware of the growing number of enemy personnel closing in on the site. After their third request to be inserted, Sfc. Shughart and his team leader received permission to perform this volunteer mission. When debris and enemy ground fires at the site caused them to abort the first attempt, Sfc. Shughart and his team leader were inserted one hundred meters south of the crash site. Equipped with only his sniper rifle and a pistol, Sergeant First Class Shughart and his team leader, while under intense small arms fire from the enemy, fought their way through a dense maze of shanties and shacks to reach the critically injured crew members. Sfc. Shughart pulled the pilot and the other crew members from the aircraft, establishing a perimeter which placed him and his fellow sniper in the most vulnerable position. Sfc. Shughart used his long range rifle and side arm to kill an undetermined number of attackers while travelling the perimeter, protecting the downed crew. Sfc. Shughart continued his protective fire until he depleted his ammunition and was fatally wounded. His actions saved the pilot’s life. Sfc. Shughart’s extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest standards of military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.
MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT RANDALL D. SHUGHART
Let us never forget what these men have given us!  All gave some, some gave all, and we honor them this weekend.
Congrats to @Wall-E on the birth of his second grandchild!  
Thanks to @Redman for this morning’s coffeeteria, which was conveniently located “just around the corner”.  What we didn’t realize was it was just around the corner from Ohio’s tallest building, circa 1869!