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‘Prescription for Hope’: A Navy SEAL Widow Learns How to Grieve and Live Again When our country’s service members are killed in action, they aren’t alone in making the ultimate sacrifice. Their families also bear the burden. Char Fontan Westfall continues to carry the loss of her late husband Navy SEAL Jacques Fontan, but she’s learned how to grieve and how to live again. Westfall met Fontan when he was serving at the Navy base in Jacksonville, Florida, as a rescue swimmer instructor in 1996. She was home from college that summer working as a lifeguard and swim coach, and their path...

Organization gives bikes to children of local Purple Heart veterans Organization gives bikes to children of local Purple Heart veterans By: Site Administrator and last updated 2021-05-22 21:57:28-04 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A yearly giveaway to benefit children of Purple Heart veterans is struggling this year due to the pandemic. The Red, White and Bike organization gives bikes to the children and younger siblings of combat veterans that were wounded or killed in action, and Saturday the VFW Post 2397 gave out four bikes to a group of these children. "We have a fundraiser ...

For the first time, Itasca County Family YMCA is an official host of The Murph Challenge. Healthy Living Specialist at the YMCA Amber York is leading the planning of the event after being inspired by her friend who was deployed overseas last month.  “I learned about the event from some crossfit friends that had done it in the past and thought it could be a great challenge event for our members and community,” said York. “I hope for it to bring attention to our military members as a way to honor them and their sacrifices. We can suck it up and work hard for an hour to honor t...

The Murph Challenge: A Memorial Day Tribute to the Fallen Every Memorial Day, fitness enthusiasts and newcomers around the country and across the globe prepare to honor fallen Navy SEAL Michael P. Murphy and many others who have made the ultimate sacrifice by completing “The Murph Challenge.” The grueling workout consists of a one-mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, and another one-mile run. Murphy originally dubbed the workout “Body Armor” as he executed the routine with a 20-pound protective vest. He developed the workout as a functional routine that was practical for ...

The new all-inclusive playground has opened at Sergeant Kip Jacoby Park in Pompano Beach.