Sunday 12/29/24
Workout
Warm Up
WOD
‘HORTMAN’
AMRAP 45 MIN
Run 800m
80 Air Squats
8 Muscle Ups
(or scale to 8 C2B or Pull Ups plus 8 Dips)
(*) Intent is to get these runs in while we can on this warmer day. Please dress accordingly.
CPT John David Hortman, 30, from South Carolina, died in a helicopter crash at Georgia's Fort Benning. His light attack helicopter crashed on a live-fire range at Fort Benning in west Georgia during an exercise with Army Rangers and other special operations troops. Also killed in the crash was Chief Warrant Officer 3 Steven B. Redd, 37, of Lancaster, Calif. Both men were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell, Ky. They were both part of the highly trained Night Stalker aviators.
CPT Hortman, a native of Inman, S.C., graduated from the United States Military Academy with a degree in History in May 2004. Upon completion of Initial Entry Rotary Wing Training, Hortman was assigned to Fort Drum, N.Y., where he served in multiple positions including scout platoon leader and company commander. Following his assignment to Fort Drum, Hortman attended the Aviation Captain’s Career Course at Fort Rucker, Ala. After a successful assessment in 2010, Hortman was assigned to 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, Ky., as an AH-6M special operations light attack helicopter platoon leader.
He is a combat veteran with three deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
His awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Aviator Badge, Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, and the Ranger Tab.
The “Hortman” Hero WOD was first posted on the CrossFit Main Site as the workout of the day for Wednesday, February 13, 2013 (130213).
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