We received our first snow of the season. It always makes me remember the fun we had as kids playing in the snow.

Now you think about your wife shoveling that snow.

I pray you nor anyone you care were near the University Ray. I walked around the campus once when I was sent there on an 3 day inspection of the Guard base . I could feel the “vibe” from the area.

Ray, we found this item on line and thought of you immediately :

"When the snow came my wife just keeps looking through the window ; if it gets any worse I will have to let her in".

Happy 15th. Just 10 more days and the madness will be over for another year.

Sadly that's wrong. as events in Rhode Island, California, and Australia have shown. Unfortunately the madness will continue.

Wish I could post pics but I can tell you about it.

The 2025 Legion Memorial Run N Gun arctic warfare edition at Cedar Creek Precision was incredible this year. I was fortunate enough to work and participate for the 9th year where we remember friends and the fallen of 5th Special Forces Group. My 10K run in the Operator division started off incredibly special with the opportunity to wear my friend Trevor Graves' dog tag and I was 1st off the starting line Sunday in -2 degree temperatures (Trevor would have loved that).

The production value of the match was incredible with not only great shooting stages but I was shot (paintballs), blown up (IED simulator), snatched and interrogated, and pushed to provide combat casualty care all while shooting, rucking, and solving intelligence challenges. I can’t thank the MDs and fellow ROs enough for the work they did and braving the cold temps as we honored the memories of CPT Trevor Graves, SSG Brian Leroy Bunker, CW2 Stanley L. Harriman, SSG Justin R Whiting, SSG Gary R. Harper Jr, MAJ Paul R. Syverson III, 1LT Loren Douglas Hagen, SSG Matthew A. Kimmell, and MSG Kevin N. Morehead.

I am truly grateful for the opportunity to honor my friend Trevor with my run and with the legacy of these men driving me forward I was able to achieve 1st place in the operator division, high shooter in the combined scores, stage wins on stages 4-6-7, and 3rd place overall in the combined divisions standings. I’m truly humbled by the trophy with components made and forged by men like Kim Breed who hand made the V-42 knife for the trophy. I was also blessed to win one of Kim’s Breed Fighter 2.0 combat knives from the raffle Sunday evening allowing me to have one of his knives for display and one for carry.

Funds from the match and raffles goes to the Special Forces Association Chapter 38 that serves the soldiers and the families of 5th Group.

Sponsors came through in big ways supporting the match and creating a prize table so I want to express my gratitude to them: Alan's Arsenal, Spikes Tactical, Tomahawk Strategic Solutions, Innovative Targets, Black Hat Weapons Systems, B.C., Tenet Group, EOTech, Nightforce Precision Optics, Rare Breed Triggers, RnG Tactics, Gina’s Java, Krate Tactical, Samson, Coda Evolution, Stroup Knives, THRIL, TacSol, Timney Triggers, The Star Spangled Brewing co., Black Armor Guns, Layer X Suppression, Leatherwood Distillery, Athena Target Systems, and Troy.

I did email Randy pics

Nice to hear you did so well and for such a great cause.

Thanks. Operator means you gotta have a 45lb ruck not counting your load bearing gear, guns, or ammo so it was a challenge competing against group guys and other military and civilians

I’ll try and post up the pictures later today and tomorrow if I get a chance.

I posted Mike’s pics over in the Gun Talk thread of the Outdoors section.