September 10, 2010 1:59 pm

Our Deepest Thanks
May 31, 2010

There are many to thank on a day like Memorial Day. While most people are celebrating the unofficial start to summer, we fondly remember those who graciously gave the ultimate sacrifice. We undoubtedly thank those who were willing, but who made it safely home. We're proud to thank our home-team CrossFitters:

*This listing no way encompasses all of the service members who regularly touch our lives. Our list is so long, the post would never end.

Brian McIntyre, USMC
Jim Ditri, USMC
Eric Eagon, USMC
Ryan Retimer, USMC
Tim Waldron, USMC
Fritz Chatelier, US Army
Adam Archiable, USMC
Darrell Wisseman, USMC
Adam Hale, USMC
Robert Bacsik, USMC
Stephan Barr, USMC
Matt Erickson, USMC
Eric Olson, USMC
Mark Littel, USMC
Bryce McDonald, USMC
Jimi Letchford, USMC

Are we missing anyone? Holler in the comments!

And our beloved family:

1st Lt. Travis Manion, USMC. KIA. Operation Iraqi Freedom. Silver Star.
2nd Lt. J.P. Blecksmith, USMC. KIA. Operation Iraqi Freedom. Bronze Star.
Cpl. Richard Waller, USMC. KIA. Operation Iraqi Freedom. Purple Heart.
Maj. Douglas A. Zembiec, USMC. aka Lion of Fallujah. KIA. Operation Iraqi Freedom. Bronze Star.
James A. Letchford, US Army. Korean War.
Joeseph Arpino, US Army. WWII Normandy.
Wililam R. Arpino, US Army. Korean War. Silver Star. 1935 - Present.

NOTE - We will be leaving from Ethos at 8am to participate in the Trevor Win'e Memorial tomorrow. Wear your Ethos shirts!

WOD

AMRAP

Thank a service member, and appreciate what you've got.

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Posted by: Madeline Letchford
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Fritz Chatelier
May 30, 2010, 9:25 pm

Great Post. I now have been serving for 13 years and have met soldiers which have lost their lives defending our great nation. Please keep them in your memories and enjoy our Memorial Day weekend. Its also a pleasure to train along side with our Marines in the box at CFE!!! Happy Memorial Day to all.

Brian McIntyre
May 30, 2010, 9:32 pm
Phil and I started this Memorial week with "Nate", 11 rounds. Unbelievably, I am the fourth generation of McIntyres to serve in the military, though none of us fell in combat. Here is an ode to those who have: In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row,    That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly    Scarce heard amid the guns below.    We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,    Loved, and were loved, and now we lie          In Flanders fields.    Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw    The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die    We shall not sleep, though poppies grow          In Flanders fields.
Luke Perisin
May 31, 2010, 9:15 am
Raymond W. Perisin, US Army, WW II, Purple Heart, Bronze Star, POW Medal recipient. Captured December '44 in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge, incarcerated for 7 mos. til the end of the war surviving POW camps on Hamelburg, Moosburg, and Nuremberg. Thank God my dad was so tough or I wouldn't be here today. I'm in Chicago still, work hard today everyone.