Sunday 03/16/25

 

Workout

Warm up

WOD

‘Riley’
For Time
1.5 mile Run
150 Burpees
1.5 mile Run

* Rx - Wear a Weight Vest (20/14 lb)
Options to scale this workout.
(This is a longer workout 40 to 60+ mins, so class will run over the hour.)


Army Sgt. 1st Class Riley G. Stephens, 39, of Tolar, Texas, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), died Sept. 28, 2012, in Wardak, Afghanistan, of wounds caused by enemy small-arms fire.

SFC Stephens enlisted in the U.S. Army in January, 1993 as an 11B, Infantryman.  Upon completion of his initial training, SFC Stephens was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.  He served in several infantry positions including squad automatic gunner and Fire Team Leader.  SFC Stephens later served as a Scout Section Leader at his next duty assignment at Fort Wainwright, Alaska with the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment.

SFC Stephens volunteered for the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course.  In March, 2005, following completion of the Special Forces Qualification Course, he was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 3d Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina as a Special Forces Medical Sergeant.  SFC Stephens deployed on five separate deployments to Afghanistan with 1st Battalion in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.  This was SFC Stephens sixth deployment in support of Overseas Contingency Operations.SFC Stephens’ awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal with Valor device, Bronze Star Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal with Valor device

Stephens is survived by his wife, Tiffany; three children, Austin, Morgan and Rylee Ann; parents, Michael and Joann; brother Ken; and a number of family members.

 

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