Feats of stamina and strength honor 1st Lt. Ryan Rawl, SC military (+ video)

Participants tackle the ‘wheel barrow’ station during the Ryan Rawls memorial event at the SC State House Saturday in Columbia. Rawls, a former Richland County deputy and School Resource Officer, was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan in June 2012 while serving with the SC National Guard. Sean Rayford Sean Rayford/online@thestate.com

Saturday, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department hosted its annual Memorial Event, honoring the late 1st Lt. Ryan Rawl and other military and first responders. Participants in the crossfit style event, held at the S.C. State House, tested their stamina and strength challenges. Rawl, a Citadel graduate who was a member of the Richland County Sheriff’s Department and a School Resource Officer, was killed by a suicide bomber on June 20, 2012, in Afghanistan.

This story was originally published July 4, 2015 at 2:04 PM.

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