3.29.25

U.S. Marine Corporal Donald M. Marler, 22, of St. Louis, Missouri, assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, based in Camp Pendleton, California, died on June 6, 2010 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He is survived by his mother Susan, his father David Sr., his sister Jennifer Pupillo, and his brothers David Jr. and Jacob.

Olympic Lifting
Skill Development
5 min EMOM
3 Tall Cleans

5 min EMOM
3 Hang Muscle Cleans

Strength
4 Rounds E3M
2 1st Pull Clean Deadlifts +
1 Clean Pull +
1 Hang Squat Clean

4 Rounds E3M
2 Floating Cleans

CrossFit
Metcon
Partner “The Don”
66 Deadlifts @ 110/80
66 Box jumps @ 24/20”
66 KB Swings @ 53/35
66 K2E
66 Sit-ups
66 Pull-ups
66 Thrusters @ 55/40
66 Wallballs @ 20/14
66 Burpees
66 Double-unders each

11.11.24

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician David Blake McLendon, 30, of Thomasville, Georgia, assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group 2 Support Activity in Norfolk, Virginia, was killed September 21, 2010, in a helicopter crash during combat operations in the Zabul province of Afghanistan. McLendon is survived by his wife Kate McLendon, his parents David and Mary-Ann McLendon, his brother Chris McLendon, and his sister Kelly Lockman.

Metcon
“Blake”
4 RFT
100’ Overhead Walking Lunges @ 45/35
30 Box Jumps @ 24/20”
20 Wallballs @ 20/14
10 HSPU

Accessory
5k Row

10.17.24

In honor of Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeff Taylor, 30, of Little Creek, VA who was killed in Afghanistan last week.

"My husband was a warrior and a man who believed his purpose in life was to defend the freedoms that each of us enjoy today." Erin Taylor

Metcon
“JT”
21-15-9
HSPU
Ring Dips
Push-ups
Last tested on 7/17/2023.

Accessory
800m Sandbag Run
RX: 50/35

9.30.24

U.S. Army Captain Jason Holbrook, 28, of Burnet, Texas, assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was killed on July 29th, 2010 in Tsagay, Afghanistan when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He is survived by his wife Heather Holbrook and his parents Joan and James Holbrook.

Metcon
“Holbrook”
10 RFT
5 Thrusters @ 115/75
10 Pull-ups
100m Sprint
Rest 1 minute

Accessory
Conditioning
100 Calorie Bike

9.11.24

A suicide bomber killed seven CIA officers and one Jordanian officer at a remote base in southeastern Afghanistan on December 30, 2009 after posing as a potential informant reporting on Al Qaeda. Seven new stars will be etched onto the memorial wall at the CIA where every star represents grieving friends, family and colleagues dedicated to fight against the enemy, forever in their name.

Killed in the attack were CIA officers Jennifer Lynne Matthews, 45; Scott Michael Roberson, 39; Harold E. Brown Jr., 37; Darren LaBonte, 35; Elizabeth Hanson, 30; and security contractors Jeremy Jason Wise, 35, and Dane Clark Paresi, 46.

Metcon
“The Seven”
7 RFT
7 HSPU
7 Thrusters @ 135/95
7 K2E
7 Deadlifts @ 245/165
7 Burpees
7 KB Swings @ 70/53
7 Pull-ups
Last tested on 6/8/2022

Accessory
20 min Bike for average watts
Only breathing in through nose, out through mouth.