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9/20/2012

Friday

Warm up:
15 kb Swings
7 kb lunges/ each arm
7 turkish get ups

Mobility:

Strength: GOAT
EMOM 1-3 reps of skill of your choice

WOD:
"Almost Josh"
21-15-9
Overhead Squats 95/65lb
Pullups

SSG Joshua Hager, United States Army, was killed Thursday February 22 2007 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.

WLC week 1 in the bag! How did you do?

A note from Josh's father:

9/20/2012 12:37:37 pm

“On Feb. 23, 2007 my world and more was forever changed. Stopped at a traffic light about 2 miles from home, my cell rang and caller ID said Heather was calling.

“Hi there,” I said. The silence told me everything.

“We lost him,” she cried and said she couldn’t keep talking.

I started to sob, yell, scream, shake, everything that a father goes through when told your son has been killed. I wondered if I could make it to my condo. I knew if I stopped, pulled over somewhere, I would have to call my wife and she would never be able to safely drive. So I made the turn and got to the condo. I did not have a key and pounded on the door till Wendy unlocked it. She looked at my face and new the terrible truth.

Josh was gone.

SSG Joshua Hager was killed in action on a dark road in Ramadi. He had organized and inspected every vehicle and every member of the Scout Platoon including the commander. Lt. Col. Ferry relied upon Josh to make certain everything was in order before they went out. They went out many times. The first Humvee missed the IED. Josh was in the second and was hit by a deeply buried Iranian made IED. Col. Ferry pulled the lifeless body from the wreckage and worked to help the wounded. Rushing to support the attack, another Humvee with the medic hit IED number two. Spc Buford and Walters were killed trying to aid my son and his boys.

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