Futurama AO | Thursday, June 6, 2024| Memorial Park | 5:30 AM | 60 degrees
PAX: Break Room, Gunner, Hipster (Respect x 3), Rocket, Tight Lip, Stitches, Ditka, No Cry, Good Lookin, Rooster, Doll Face (Respect), Mayday, Hindsight, Othello, Polaroid, Flying V, and YHC (Q-Tip).
QIC: Q-Tip
Promptly at 5:30 AM, I welcomed the PAX, recited the Mission, Core Principals, Disclaimer and Credo.
WARM-O-RAMA:
PAX moseyed to WWII Memorial for a set of WOR exercises:
Cherry Pickers x 15 IC | Tappy Taps x 10 IC | Imperial Walkers x 15 IC | Moroccan Night Clubs x 20| Raise the Roof x 20
PRE-THANG
10 Yodel Motivators (YHC did a lousy job of calling cadence. I apologize. I’ll do better next time.).
THE THANG
We formed 2 man teams. Perform Exercises together and then mosey 1 lap around the Memorial, or for extra credit, mosey to the Parl entrance on Cass St.. .
The exercises were as follows:
1. Werkins x 20
2. Air Squats x 30
3. Bobby Hurleys x 20 IC
4. Flutter Kicks x 20 IC
5. Carolina Dry Docks
We continued until 6:03 AM
PRAYERS.
We had several requests for prayers, including my brother, Doug, who is suffering from long term heart issues, and more recently, 3 broken ribs.
COT
Today is the 80th Anniversary of the D Day invasion in Europe during WWII. Today brings me memories of my parents, both of whom served in Europe during the war.
My Dad, Cpl. Gordon Kucera, did not see much fighting—he was the clerk for an Engineering company that built bridges and roads. He was kind of the ‘Radar O’Reilley’ of the Company. However, my mother, First LT. Dorothy Nault, was much closer to the action. Mom enlisted in the army as a nurse, and served 3 years in Europe. She was stationed in field hospitals near the front lines, and cared for wounded soldiers.
She did not like to talk much about the things she saw during the war, but she let slip a couple comments over the years that made me realize just how horrible that must have been. She mentioned once that wounded soldiers would plead with the doctors and nurses to let them die, because they didn’t want their wives or mothers to see them so badly mutilated. And on D Day, positioned next to the English Channel, she said soldiers reported the water was ‘red with blood.’
Those comments give us some insight into how horrific war must be. Unless you’ve been in combat, I don’t think we can comprehend how terrifying that must be. The men and women who bravely serve in our Armed Forces deserve our respect.
On this day, I ask that you reflect on a couple things:
1. We should do everything we can to avoid war. Its hard to comprehend the cruelty and violence of men shooting and killing other men. Humans have done that for thousands of years, but we should never allow ourselves to accept war as the best solution to our differences with other countries. The cost of human life is hard to justify.
2. The men and women who bravely fight in wars to protect our freedom, deserve our respect and thanks. Not every soldier winds up in combat, but those who do put their lives at risk are braver than we can imagine.
On this day, lets remember those who fought in the D Day invasion, and pray for an end to war.
