[Stoat]

"Since I have been an EOD technician, 10 EOD techs that I have personally known, either through training or working with them, have died trying to render safe explosive hazards," said Herbert, who is from Everett, Wash. "I think this was a good way to honor them and honor their memory ... by doing something challenging that requires hard work and dedication to accomplish."

[Tijeras_Slim]

ping

[Stoat]

((((PING))))

[CodeToad]

That's one hellova bomb he's running from.

And just for fun in the spirit of the article:

[Mr. Jazzy]

OooRah!!!

When you see one of THESE guy run, YOU better FLY!!!

[NormsRevenge]

Piece of cake.. 80 pounds.. under 10 minutes .. ya just got to find your stride. ;-)

Next up, the keg backpack sprint. quarter mile.. 130 pounds of frosted aluminum and beer.

Kudos to the Sgt. and the squadron for keeping it light.. and safe for others.

[TomGuy]

If you see me run by you,
you need to try to keep up.

[Vendome]

I would pass out after 100 yards.

[Lady Jag]

[skimask]

For those of you interested in Bomb Disposal Teams, you should see the movie “Hurt Locker”. An excellent movie.

[wbill]

Good for him. To be honest, though, on reading the title I thought that he had a different motivation...