Five men posted at Honey Badger to honor the 31 heroes of Extortion 17, and Spl Spencer Duncan.   Conditions were cold and raining.  NaFo has two entrances with some awning cover and we utilized both.

Warm up:
Under the large awning: Run loop under awning, 17 times, drop a clothespin in the bucket to keep count.
Then warm up exercises:
SSH (IC 12x)
Windmill (IC 10x)
Imperial Walker (IC 12x)
Moroccan Nightclub (IC 12x)
Low Slow Squats (IC12x)
Peter Parker (IC 12x)
Plank stretches
Downward dog
Honeymooner
All pax in plank: read story of Extortion 17 (copied below)

Thang 1:
13’s: start at a bench do a derkin, bear crawl to other side, do two derkins at other bench, change incrementally to 13
(do box cutters for the Six…)
Do 31 step ups
Plank for the Six
Read Spl Spencer Duncan Story (copied below)

Thang 2:
Run to small awning (distance of 350 feet)
17 Block Curls
17 Block Squats
31 heavy Freddies, hold block and do freddie mercuries
(Plank for Six…)
Blocktanamo: standing, line up hold block out at 90 degrees, each pax runs and presses/slaps/etc the other pax’s blocks.

Thang 3:
Run to Large awning
Indian Bear Crawl
21 bobby hurleys
21 squats (IC)
Indian Bear Crawl-Merkins
21 jump squats
31 calf raises

Thang 4:
Run to small awning
21’s: 20 block swings, 1 merkin…change incrementally 21 merkins
This was cut a little short due to time, and it quite sucked.

Run back to large awining
Fini, COT

Prayers/Praises
Dirty Harry’s wedding anniversary is Dec 24; HarryCarry’s first born turns 16 today; Marriages; those in medical care.

Reason for the season: Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the son of earth, Born to give them second birth.

Reason for the workout:
Extortion 17
On August 6, 2011, a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter approached a landing zone in Afghanistan 40 miles southwest of Kabul. The helicopter, call sign Extortion 17, was on a mission to reinforce American and coalition special operations troops. It would never return. Insurgents fired at the Chinook, severed one of its rear rotor blades, and brought it crashing to the ground. All 38 onboard perished instantly in the single greatest moment of sacrifice for Americans in the war in Afghanistan. Those killed were some of the U.S.’s most highly trained and battle-honed commandos.

Specialist Spencer Duncan was born Feb 6th 1990 in Meriam Kansas and graduated from Olathe South High School in 2008.

He knew he wanted to make a difference in the world, and chose to join the US Army Reserve after high school. After basic training at Fort Knox, Spencer qualified as a helicopter repairer and was stationed 7th battalion, 158th Aviation regiment in Kansas. He loved working as a mechanic and became door gunner for Chinook helicopters. In May 2011, Spencer was sent to Afghanistan for his first deployment.

Specialist Spencer Duncan, 21, was a member of the Extortion 17 air-crew when it was shot down in the Wardak province on August 6, 2011. He is survived by his parents Dale and Megan, brothers Tanner and Calder, and his beloved dog Dixie.

When Spencer’s body was returned home to Kansas, over 15,000 people turned out to line the roads and show solidarity with the Duncan family. Specialist Spencer Duncan was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Meritorious Service Medal. He is interred at the National Cemetery in Ft Leavenworth Kansas.