“Helton”
3 rounds
Run 800m
30 DB Squat Cleans
30 Burpees
30 minute time limit
***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, FL, 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.
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2 Comments to "5/2/12"
Jodie says:
May 2, 2012 at 3:53 pm -
Please put me on the board. I couldn’t come in, but wanted to do the WOD in honor of 1st Lt. Helton. 2 rounds, plus 400m run – 15 lb. dumbbells. Thank God for our soldiers.
Rob says:
May 4, 2012 at 5:53 am -
@ Jodie
That is awesome! Good work!