Who else wants to help heal veterans with PTSD?

***Update!*** The challenge was completed in 33 hours, with 1005 burpees done, and filmed on Facebook Live.

Not to mention the SEALFIT team absolutely smashed the old world record they were aiming to beat, and actually more than doubled it.

Check out the SEALFIT page at the link below for details.***

I want to tell you about the best day of my life, and it will make sense why I'm telling you this in a moment.

The day my son was born, and I held his tiny body in my arms, was the best, happiest day of my life.

Before that day, I didn't know I could feel so much love in a single moment.

I get tears of joy in my eyes just thinking about it.

And so it is with the weight of that love my heart sinks, for the 22 Veterans we lose, every day, to suicide, because they have lost their way, and they feel alone.

Each of those men and women raised their hand and volunteered to fight for our country, so nobody else would have to.

It's because of our volunteer fighting force that we no longer have a draft.

And each of those brave men and women hold a special place in someone's heart, the same way my son holds a place in mine.

In fact, there's a good chance one of my boys will volunteer just like I did, when they're older.

And the thought that either of them could lose their way, and not have the tools, the knowledge, and the support to come home and rebuild their hearts and minds to overcome the stresses of combat and war, is a thought I can't bear to think.

Especially when so much time and effort has gone into developing successful, evidence-based treatments for mental issues like PTSD, such as the Courage Foundation, which I will explain below.

That's why I'm joining the SEALFIT team this Veterans Day weekend, 2018, to take on the burpee challenge.

Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine and his team will be shattering the world record for burpees, by doing 22,000 burpees in 24 hours (the current record is 14,000).

Why 22,000? To raise awareness that 22 veterans take their lives every day due to posttraumatic stress.

And to bolster their efforts, I will be doing (at least) 1000 burpees myself.

My aim is to raise one dollar for every burpee I do and, if I can take anymore, hopefully I can raise more than $1000.00 too.

You will be able to watch the Veterans Day Burpee Challenge and Coach Divine's TEAM COURAGE Burpee World Record attempt on Facebook live at https://www.facebook.com/sealfit. The Live Stream will begin noon PST Friday November 9 and will continue the full 24 hours!

Please support our effort and make a donation today!

Just a small donation will go a long way to helping us meet our goal for Courage Foundation.

This fundraiser is supporting the Courage Foundation's innovative 18-month program based on Cdr. Mark Divine's Unbeatable Mind integrated training.

You will be able to watch the Veterans Day Burpee Challenge and Coach Divine's TEAM COURAGE Burpee World Record attempt on Facebook live at https://www.facebook.com/sealfit . The Live Stream will begin noon PST Friday November 9 and will continue the full 24 hours!