“Donnieeee, what’s up my dude?” Like clockwork, same time different day, checking in for my daily helping of the iron paradise. Other than the fact that my fellow “sweat enthusiasts” and I preformed a slightly different workout and – to everyone’s pleasure – arrive in a fresh set of cloths, the mornings are pretty consistent. […]

It was wet, air heavy, mist pronounced, as if it were a distinguished guest upon opening the truck doors. That first deep breath was only a warmup for what was to come. A jacket, Hah! Not gonna need it where we’re going. The hollow ding of metal-on-metal led our eyes to the flag perched high, […]