A workout to remember

Athletes perform a variety of physically demanding exercises during a Kandahar CrossFit Hero Workout of the Day at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. The WoD was held in honor of the four 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron members who gave their lives when their MC-12 Liberty aircraft went down April 27 in Southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

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Athlete’s warm up with a jog before starting the Kandahar CrossFit Hero Workout of the Day at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. The total number of repetitions for the WoD equals 361 to represent the fallen Airmen’s squadron. The WoD was held in honor The WoD was held in honor of U.S. Air Force Capts. Brandon Cyr and Reid Nishizuka, Staff Sgts. Richard Dickson and Daniel Fannin, who gave their lives when their MC-12 Liberty aircraft went down April 27 in Southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

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Athlete’s jump rope and do kettle bell swings during a Kandahar CrossFit Hero Workout of the Day at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. The WoD was designed to honor the four MC-12 Liberty crew members who gave their lives when their aircraft went down April 27 in Southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

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Walls chalked with exercises and repetitions surround a group of athletes during a Kandahar CrossFit Hero Workout of the Day at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. The WoD was held in honor of U.S. Air Force Capts. Brandon Cyr and Reid Nishizuka, Staff Sgts. Richard Dickson and Daniel Fannin who gave their lives when their MC-12 Liberty aircraft went down April 27 in Southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

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A sportsperson performs a “wall ball” exercise during a Kandahar CrossFit Hero Workout of the Day at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. Participants performed 24 wall balls in honor of Staff Sgt. Richard Dickson, who was 24 when the MC-12 Liberty aircraft he was in went down April 27 in Southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

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A Soldier pushes up from a burpee during a Kandahar CrossFit Hero Workout of the Day at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. Participants performed 27 burpees to remember the day, April 27 when four 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron members gave their lives when their MC-12 Liberty aircraft went down April 27 in Southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

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An athlete performs kettle bell swings during a Kandahar CrossFit Hero Workout of the Day at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. Participants performed 28 kettle bell swings in remembrance of Capt. Brandon Cyr’s age. Cyr was one of the four 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron members who gave their lives when their MC-12 Liberty aircraft went down April 27 in Southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

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A Kandahar CrossFit instructor writes down the Hero Workout of the Day at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. The WoD was held in honor of the four 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron members who gave their lives when their MC-12 Liberty aircraft went down April 27 in Southern Afghanistan. “This WoD is going to be tough… but remember who you are doing it for,” an instructor said before the session began. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

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An athlete performs a set of 30 air-squats during a Kandahar CrossFit Hero Workout of the Day at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. Participants performed 30 air squats to remember Capt. Reid Nishizuka and Staff Sgt. Daniel Fannin, both 30 years old, who gave their lives when their MC-12 Liberty aircraft went down April 27 in Southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

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A participant at Kandahar CrossFit Hero Workout of the Day stops to catch his breath during the work-out session at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. The WoD was held in honor of the four 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron members who gave their lives when their MC-12 Liberty aircraft went down April 27 in Southern Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

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Kandahar CrossFit held a Hero Workout of the Day at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 11, 2013. The WoD was held in honor of the four 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron members who gave their lives when their MC-12 Liberty aircraft went down April 27 in Southern Afghanistan. “This WoD is going to be tough… but remember who you are doing it for,” an instructor said before the session began. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Scott Saldukas)

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A workout to remember:Kandahar honors MC-12 fallen heroes

Published May 18, 2013
By Senior Airman Scott Saldukas
451st Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Kandahar CrossFit held a Hero Workout of the Day to honor four fallen Airmen here May 11.

The WoD was held in honor of the four 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron members who gave their lives when their MC-12 Liberty aircraft went down April 27 in Southern Afghanistan.

U.S. Air Force Capts. Brandon Cyr and Reid Nishizuka, Staff Sgts. Richard Dickson and Daniel Fannin, were the crew members of the aircraft.

"This WoD is going to be tough... but remember who you are doing it for," an instructor said before the session began.

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