It has been another very good year at Battalion 3739! God has again been faithful! We realize that it is God that has provided the young men, the place were we meet and the ability to do the work!
For most guys when they look back at Battalion one of the first things that they will think of will be Murderball. This makes it the obvious choice for Last Night. Even though the games were not that close, there is something fun about throwing balls at other guys! In the end my team took it on the chin losing 3-2 to Jeremy's team.
The 9 foot party sub from Subway has been a part of Last Night tradition for six years and it is one that we will continue!
After the party sub it was time for the Btln 3739 grad ceremonies. It started with the reading and eating of the Btln 3739 Motto. It is always a surprise for the grads when they read the motto for the first time, but one that I hope they will never forget! Next the grads were given their Btln dog tags and their Bibles. My hope and prayer for the grads is that they will wear out their Bibles with lots of studying!
The year end picture is always beautiful! I only wish that we had started it sooner. It helps capture so many good memories.
Bulldog has always been the final chapter of any night at Btln 3739 and Last Night was not any different! Chris was in the middle to start after clinching Winston the previous week. Zach Gobbett got his fifth Helmet win, finishing second in the Winston standings for the second straight year. Congrats Zach!
Both Drew Brown(Winston Champion 2008 and 2009) and Sam Schiesser(Winston Champion 2010) presented Chris with Winston.(Classic Btln moment!) Congrats Chris! You earned it!
Next was a final prayer and then the watchword.
Before heading to the Station for more food the grads had the chance to pick out a Btln Medallion. Not sure how this tradition started but it is definitely one of the best!
The after party at the Station was amazing! We had Cross Trax, Burgers, Wings, Chicken and a lot of Dads Rootbeer.(32 bottles!) The food was gone at the end of the night but the memories will last forever!
Congratulations to the 2011 Btln 3739 Grads!
Chris Henderson
Kaleb Horkoff
Zane Lawson
Dalton Shore
Sorry that this is so late, I was out of town promoting Battalion.(Encouraging other Battalion Captains.)
THE CAPTAIN
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