Author: Michael

The National Guard takes great pride in providing aid and assistance to their own communities in the wake of natural disasters. To that end, over 6,700 National Guard members from 16 states mobilized in response to Hurricane Helene. Guardsmen in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia mobilized in and around their home states. Additionally, Guardsmen from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, Ohio, Kentucky, Maryland, Alabama, Indiana and Iowa provided assistance to the Southeast where Helene claimed over 200 lives.

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Tommy Vu can do more burpees than you. That’s a fact. The major with the Oregon National Guard’s medical command proved it this past weekend when he set a new Guinness World Record for burpees in one hour, completing 1,027 of the notorious love-to-hate movements in that time period. 
Why? Because he could. And for charity. 
The workout, done in Salem, Oregon, saw the 36-year-old officer reclaim the top spot after falling to second place. Specifically, the record is for chest-to-ground burpees in one hour, by a male competitor.

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