Navy SEAL LT Michael P. Murphy 4 Mile Run/Walk Around the Lake June 25th, 2016

Yesterday Connor Barton, David Micik and myself made the trip to Long Island, NY to participate in Navy SEAL LT Michael P. Murphy  4 Mile Run/Walk Around the Lake June 25th, 2016 and the weather was perfect.  

2000 + runners engaged in a race that would honor LIEUTENANT MICHAEL P. MURPHYUNITED STATES NAVY and the heroes from Operation Red Wings  

• The event started @ 0800 with registration in front of Lake Ronkonkoma 
• followed by the 0830 1 Mile Walk/Run 
• and then the 0900 4 Mile Walk/Run

I was encouraged by the amount of participants and the wide spectrum of different ages.  It was great seeing young kids pushing their bodies to get a little uncomfortable for a change.  Pushing yourself into the uncomfortable zones are what spark growth, change and thanksgiving.  In the absence of freedom, you can truly appreciate its value. You don't know how precious something is until it is taken.  Spend one day in Syria and let me know when you wake up in the morning if your thoughts and appreciation on freedom have changed. 

My late grandfather 
John A. Micik, U.S. Army, 818th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Company A, Private served in WWII under General George Patton.  Pepa told my brother and I many stories of perseverance in the war.  One story that stood out was on D-Day 

"scared and petrified but we knew we had to do it for the sake of winning the war. There was much nervous chatter and many prayers recited as we approached the beach under heavy gunfire. There were many casualties but we were confident we would win the battle. Morale was mixed but overall, it was good. We just kept moving forward."

*** We just kept MOVING FORWARD ***

In the face of the enemy, our freedom fighters move forward every second - every minute - everyday.  

That is what I took away from today's event.  We all have different battles we are fighting in life.  We all draw fire and we all have wounds.  We all have choices 

• Retreat 
• Stand Still 
• Move Forward

The choice is yours...

God Bless,

Brendan