Corporal Keaton Coffey

Splinter, Tug It (PAX from down range) and YHC honored Corporal Keaton Coffey at the Honey Badger.

Keaton lived in the town of Boring nihrough hie and attended Damascus Christian School from kindergarten through high school. After graduan: ing in 2007, he began taking classes at George Fox University but chose 10 enlist in the Marine Corps after two semesters. Keaton completed training for military police officers before reporting to Camp Pendleton, California and, in 2010, volunteered for a seven-month tour of duty in Afghanistan. Hewas then accepted into k9 School to become a Military Working Dog Handler, and deployed back to Afghanistan with Denny, a German shepherd, in December 2011.
Keaton was engaged to be married, his wedding date just weeks after he was due home. When his contract with the Marines was fulfilled, Keaton wanted to continue his education and become a firefighter, like his father. On May 24, 2012, Corporal Keaton Coffey, 22, was mortally wounded by enemy sniper fire while conducting combat operations in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. He is survived by his fiancée, Brittany Dygert; his parents, Grant and Inger; and his canine partner, Denny.
The Keaton Coffey Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to provide financial assistance to students enrolled at Damascus Christian School. To make a donation, please visit http://www.DCEF4You.org. The Hero Half, an annual half-marathon, was also founded to honor Keatons memory; proceeds from the race benefit his scholarship fund and a local chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America. Online race registration is available at http://www.HeroHalf.org.

WOD:
– Run 800m
– 50 Squats with a cindy
– 50 Derkins with feet on the cindy
– 50 LBCs
– Run 800m
– 35 Squats with a cindy
– 35 Derkins with feet on the cindy
– 35 LBCs
– Run 800m
– 20 Squats with a cindy
– 20 Derkins with feet on the cindy
– 20 LBCs

We had time left so we each grabbed an additional cindy completed a Farmer Carry down the hill, around the playground, and back to the pull up bars.

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