FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers lift a vehicle tire onto a shipping container Nov. 24, 2021, during a physical training event commemorating the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. (Photo by Spc. Scyrrus Corregidor)
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FORT CARSON, Colo. — Maj. Gen. David M. Hodne, commanding general, left, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, runs in a physical training event Nov. 24, 2021, commemorating the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. (Photo by Spc. Scyrrus Corregidor)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — More than 3,200 4th Infantry Division Soldiers from 30 battalions competed in a grueling physical training event Nov. 24, 2021, in remembrance of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest.
The early morning training consisted of five obstacles designed to test Soldiers’ mental and physical resilience, ability to work as a cohesive team and build esprit de corps.
This year marks the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. Fought between September 1944 and February 1945, it was one of the bloodiest battlegrounds for U.S. troops during World War II including the Ivy Division which suffered more than 4,000 casualties.
Teams consisting of 104 Soldiers each worked to navigate through tank ditches, tangled wire and containers over the harsh Fort Carson terrain while also carrying more than 500 combined pounds of equipment.
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers run in battalion formations Nov. 24, 2021, during a physical training event commemorating the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. (Photo by Spc. Scyrrus Corregidor)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers lift a vehicle tire onto a shipping container Nov. 24, 2021, during a physical training event commemorating the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. (Photo by Spc. Scyrrus Corregidor)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers drag a vehicle tire Nov. 24, 2021 during a physical training event commemorating the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. More than 3,200 4th Infantry Division Soldiers from 30 battalions competed in the grueling event in remembrance of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. (Photo by Spc. Scyrrus Corregidor)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers run in formation Nov. 24, 2021, during a physical training event commemorating the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. (Photo by Spc. Scyrrus Corregidor)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers climb onto a shipping container Nov. 24, 2021, during a physical training event commemorating the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. (Photo by Spc. Scyrrus Corregidor)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers walk in battalion formations Nov. 24, 2021, during a physical training event commemorating the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. (Photo by Spc. Scyrrus Corregidor)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers run an obstacle Nov. 24, 2021, during a physical training event commemorating the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. (Photo by Spc. Scyrrus Corregidor)
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Soldiers lift a vehicle tire onto a shipping container Nov. 24, 2021, during a physical training event commemorating the Battle of Hürtgen Forest. (Photo by Spc. Scyrrus Corregidor)