Hero WOD: “Helton”
3 rounds for time of: Run, 800 m 30 Dumbbell Squat Cleans, 50/35 lbs 30 Burpees
U.S. Air Force Security Forces 1st Lt. Joseph D. Helton, 24, of Monroe, Ga., assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., was killed September 8th, 2009, while on a mission near Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Helton is survived by his mother, Jiffy Helton.
Hero WOD: Choe AMRAP in 35 minutes Buy-In: 9 Man Makers (2×35/20 lb dumbbells) 11 Burpees In remaining time, AMRAP of: 300 meter Run 27 Air Squats 9 Handstand Push-Ups
Background: This “Choe” Hero WOD was created in memory of US Navy Lt. Florence B. Choe and another Navy officer who were shot and killed on March 27, 2009, by an Afghan National Army soldier at Forward Operating Base Shaheen near Mazar-e-Sharif (northern Afghanistan’s Balkh province), which borders Uzbekistan. Choe was 35. She is survived by her husband and her daughter (who was 3 y/o old at the time).
