Please join us for a very special TOTF-created Hero WOD in honor of fallen comrades
WOD:
“Headhunter”
9 Rounds, each for time of:
5 Deadlift 275/225 lb
7 Pull-Ups
30 Feet Lunge Walk w/ 45/25 lb plate overhead
8 Hand Release Push-Ups
2 Pistols per leg
90 seconds rest
Post total time to comments/LogWOD
Post round break downs/thoughts to comments
23 April 2007 two suicide truck bombers attacked an outpost located in As Sadah, Iraq. The explosion killed nine soldiers from the 5/73 Cav (Recon) of the 82nd Airborne Division and wounded 20 others. Together, their deaths represented the single deadliest day for the 82nd Airborne Division since Vietnam in June 1969. USA Today article located here…
9 Members of 5/73 Cav (Recon) “Headhunters”:
1LT Kevin Gaspers – Hastings, Neb
SSG William Moore – Benson, N.C
SSG Kenneth Locker – Wakefield, Neb
SGT Randell Marshall – Fitzgerald, Ga
SGT Brice Pearson – Avondale, Az
SGT Michael Vaughan – Otis, Ore
SPC Jerry King – Browersville, Ga
SPC Michael Rodriguez – Sanford, N.C
PFC Garrett Knoll – Bad Axe, Mich
As you can see from the info above, two of the fallen soldiers were local Nebraskans, and our own Braden Hestermann (now stationed in San Antonio) was the medical platoon leader for the 5/73 Cav when the attack happened. On the day before the 5th anniversary of the attack and in honor of his fellow soldier’s sacrifice, we will dedicate this WOD to their memory.
As you can see we used 9, 5, 7, 3, 8, and 2 for the Rounds and reps scheme, and 90 seconds rest between the rounds as a moment of silence for each fallen member
As with other Hero WODs, if you have access to a kevlar vest or weighted vest, feel free to bring it with you.
A tribute video to the fallen
And, a video of last year’s running of “Headhunter”. Please excuse the language and shaky camera work (this will forever be known as “The Blair Witch WOD”), and my crappy attempt of doing pistols with Sergio at the end 🙂 But, this was an awesome time with our community and a great tribute to some of our fallen heroes that held a special place in our hearts
Our crew after the WOD last year. Hope we have as big or an even bigger showing this year!
CrossFit Team Offutt Tactical Fitness 