HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!

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.

WODs at 11 AM and 12 PM ONLY TODAY

NO OPEN GYM

From Coach Jacob:
We've had a surge of new people in the box as of late (which is awesome btw), and I want to make sure everyone knows the story behind why we save the hero WOD "Helton" for special occasions.

I was fortunate enough to serve with Lt Joe Helton at MacDill AFB in Tampa, FL from 2007-2009. Joe was a couple of years younger than me, but you could tell that people gravitated toward him, and he was well on his way to becoming a high speed Security Forces officer. Unfortunately, Joe's time on this Earth was cut short by a roadside bomb in Baghdad in 2009. Joe would have been stateside on this fateful day, but he volunteered to extend his deployment because he believed in what he was doing. Remember, Warriors, freedom isn't free. Ponder that when you're paying tribute to Joe.

 Feel free to stay after the WOD for a cooler full of freedom brews.

WOD

"Helton" 

3 rounds for time of: 

Run 800 meters 

30 Dumbbell squat cleans (50/35)

30 Burpees