The victim innoittaa Half Ironman competition from Soldiers

COMMON BASE LEWIS, MCCHORD Wash-.-Special Forces Soldiers is to use the gruelling physical training. Reside in a Member State and is ready to take specific actions in support of the global fit.

Although some special operators may, however, arc do Triathlon during the idea is off.

Special Forces major-General Scott Morley and the current group and ex-Soldiers were in competition with the Patriots Half Ironman competition in Williamsburg, Va, Saturday.

"We are you doing, the four men who lost their lives 2007" Morley said. "All four of the men have children. "

The loss for the organisation of this group have inspired, he said.

March to October 2007, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) lost four of the Green Berets.

Brad Conner, Sergeant Major General Sgt. 1st Class in three-point belt, Sgt. Nate 1st Mike Tully and Sgt. 1st Class Adrian Elizalde all gave their lives during operation Iraqi freedom to serve their country.

"It performs in mind a lot of us," Morley said. "How better to honor Special Forces members who committed demanding training and physical condition? "

Your money helps scholarships and assistance for the children of fallen special operators, Special Operations Warrior Foundation, he said.

Morley, in accordance with the Foundation provides for the full scholarships and educational and family counseling of the surviving children of Special Operations personnel who seriously operational or financial assistance in the training tasks, as well as the immediate staff and was wounded in the special die of their family.

Morley and the other members, who knew, worked and fought alongside the dead Soldiers to help these children training for tovereiden is a way to honor them on.

"Two families of studying race," Morley said. "Support means so much to us. "

Half Ironman consists of a 1.2 mile swim, a 56-mile mountain bike ride and 13.1-mile run.

"It is going to be a continuous workout seven hours," Morley said.

Team members trained more than 4 hours a day since April, preparing the competition, he said.

"We have been training our asset locations separately," Morley said. "All team members are geographically spread out over time. "

The team is motivated to each other and documented its education Facebook group page through, he said. "None of the peer pressure to get to the door in the morning, such as "

The Working Group aims to bring reunaehtoon set 20 000

"It has been great," Morley said. "Has been paid from supporters of outpouring. "

So far, the team has raised more than $ 27,000.

"It speaks to how much the people to assume the reason, the" Morley said.

Do not stop there, however, fundraising, he said.

"This number-$ 20 000, that at least our aim was to" Morley said.

The Group wants to increase even more, he said.

Rick wood is a journalist with a common Base Lewis, McChord's weekly newspaper, the North