RED Friday at CrossFit Una Stamus: Why we honor the fallen and what it means to our community

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CrossFit Una Stamus · June 2026 · 4 min read

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Every Friday, you'll notice something a little different at CrossFit Una Stamus.

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Red shirts. Red hats. Red shorts. Members walking in wearing red before they even think about what's on the whiteboard.

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It's not a dress code. It's not a team color. It's a commitment — a quiet, weekly act of remembrance that has become one of the most meaningful threads running through the fabric of who we are as a community.

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This is the story behind RED Friday, why it matters to us, and why we'll never stop doing it.

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What RED Friday means

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RED stands for Remember Everyone Deployed.

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The RED Friday movement began as a grassroots effort by military families and supporters across the country — a simple, visible way to show that they hadn't forgotten the men and women serving overseas while everyday life went on at home. Wear red on Friday. Let someone know you remember.

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Over time, RED Friday grew beyond active deployment. It became a broader act of honoring all who have served — those still in uniform, those who came home changed, and those who didn't come home at all.

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At CrossFit Una Stamus, we adopted RED Friday because it aligns with something we believe deeply: that showing up for one another — in the gym, in the community, in life — is never optional. It's who we are.

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Why a gym community is the right place for this

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It might seem unusual for a CrossFit box to hold a weekly military tribute. But when you look closely at what CrossFit is built on, it makes complete sense.

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CrossFit was born in the training methodology of first responders and military personnel. The foundational values — discipline, resilience, showing up no matter what, pushing through when it's hard, having people beside you who refuse to let you quit — are the same values that define military service.

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The men and women who serve don't get to skip the hard days. They don't get to wait until they feel motivated. They show up, day after day, in conditions most of us will never face — for reasons that go far beyond themselves.

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That spirit lives in every class at CrossFit Una Stamus. And on Fridays, we make it visible.

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What it looks like in our gym

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RED Friday at CrossFit Una Stamus isn't a ceremony or a formal event. It's quieter than that — and in some ways, more powerful for it.

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It's members walking through the door in red before anyone has to remind them. It's coaches acknowledging the day before class begins. It's a moment of collective awareness woven into an otherwise normal Friday workout — a reminder that while we're here pursuing our own goals, there are people who sacrificed theirs so we could.

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Sometimes a member shares a personal connection — a family member who served, a friend who didn't make it home. Those moments remind us that this isn't abstract. These are real people. Real families. Real sacrifice.

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And we remember them every single Friday.

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Una Stamus — Together We Stand

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Our name means Together We Stand. We chose those words intentionally — because we believe that the way you do anything is the way you do everything. How you show up in the gym reflects how you show up in life.

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RED Friday is one of the clearest expressions of that belief. It asks us to look beyond our own workout, our own goals, our own comfort — and stand together in acknowledgment of those who gave everything.

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You don't have to have a military connection to participate. You don't have to know someone who served. You just have to be willing to remember — and to let that remembrance mean something.

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Every Friday, we put on red. We train hard. And we do it with gratitude for the people who made it possible.

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Join us

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If you train with us, you already know what RED Friday feels like. If you're new here — or still thinking about walking through the door — know that this is the kind of community you're stepping into.

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One that works hard. One that looks out for each other. One that remembers.

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We'll see you Friday. Wear red.

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