WOD 8/30/21
CrossFit HCC – CrossFit
Metcon
Fontan (Time)
For Time
Buy In: 36 Burpees
11 Rounds
11 Front Squats (115/75)
11 Push Press
11 Overhead Squats
Buy Out: 36 Burpees
Jacques Fontan was one of 16 troops killed when a MH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan on June 28. They were on a daring night mission to reinforce a four- man SEAL reconnaissance squad that had been ambushed in 10,000-foot mountainous terrain.
Fontan, seven other SEALs, and eight Army commandos died in their heroic attempt to rescue their fellow SEALs. LT Michael Murphy, Matthew Axelson, and Danny Dietz fought on courageously, providing protective fire for their fourth squad member to escape, before they were killed in the fierce firefight by overwhelming Taliban forces.
A total of 11 SEALs died that day in the Global War against Terror. It was the biggest single loss of life for Naval Special Warfare forces since World War II. To a man, these SEALs embodied the Navy’s core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment, and took care of their teammates to the end.
Jacques Fontan is remembered with the greatest respect and gratitude by his fellow SEALs, the Navy, and our nation.
