The 6th Annual Mountain Man Memorial March was originally created to honor First Lieutenant Frank Walkup, a 2005 University of Tennessee graduate who was killed in Iraq in 2007, this event has now grown to honor all fallen American military members.
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| First Lieutenant Frank B. Walkup |
The motto of the Mountain Man Match is "Honor Through Action", and by going to compete in this event I hope to bring a bit of attention to those who have lost their lives in service of our Country.
This is also going to be a significant personal challenge for me. I will be 37 years old at the time of the race. Back when I was a young man in the Army, I felt as if I could throw a ruck sack on and go for days. That was over 16 years ago. I'm a little older now, but I ain't dead. I suppose I want to prove to myself that I still have "it".
So, with a fine group of people that I workout with at Comal Crossfit we're off to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Let's get it on.
