12 men braved the perfect weather to post on Satan’s Hill for a special anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Q by YHC.
Warm Up – SSH, Hillbillies (Yee Haw!) and Stretching
Wilson was offered the option of A or B; he chose B so the PAX broke into three lines for a bear crawl Indian Run to the top of Satan’s Hill. Back down and repeat because it was so much fun (the 2nd time was actually a little easier).
At the top again the PAX broke into 2 groups for 4-Corners – Murcans, Carolina Dry Docks, LBC, Squats
Finish and head to the rock pile for Military Press, Curls for the Girls and squats – Rotate to the left with each set, so we could all enjoy the rock Parker chose (Honeymoon commented it was larger than Virginia).
One more trip to the top of SH in the bear crawl Indian Run (that last one put a whole lotta hurtin’ on most of us).
Circle for some focus mitts training, without the mitts, where we learned that Vagabond has some boxing skills inherited from his grandfather and heaven help anybody trying to return a car to Kelly’s lot!
Numberama, Name-o-rama, YHC took us out in prayer.
October 25, 1944- in a segment of the largest naval battle in history, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, known as the battle off Samar a superior Japanese force surprised an overmatched American Task Force. The Japanese had 4 battleships, including the largest battleship ever put to sea, the Yamato, and a number of cruisers and the Americans had 3 destroyers, a Destroyer Escort and some vulnerable Escort Carriers. It looked like the Japanese would have an easy time of it when the USS Johnston (Destroyer) led by Commander Ernest Evans (posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor) turned toward the Japanese fleet to attack. The largest gun the Americans had were 5 inch guns. The Yamato had 18.1 inch guns that weighed more than the entire Johnston. I encourage you to look the battle up as it is one of the most courageous chapters in Naval History.
