Runners Enter Indiana on Way to Arlington
June 25, 2018
Contact: Jaye Lene Long, runforthefallenheros@gmail.com
On June 20, runners honoring fallen American service members crossed the Illinois-Indiana border on their cross-country run to Arlington National Cemetery. “America’s Run for the Fallen” is organized by Honor and Remember, a veteran and Gold Star Family organization that seeks to individually recognize nearly 20,000 Fallen Service Members since the USS Cole (October 2000). Each mile along the 6,000 mile route from Fort Irwin, California to Arlington National Cemetery, runners pause for a short ceremony to remember by calling each name out loud of the soldiers, sailors, airmen, coast guard and marines killed on a different day since the War on Terror began.
This year, “America’s Run for the Fallen” marks the ten-year-anniversary of the first Run for the Fallen. But never has there been a Fallen Military Tribute on this scale or magnitude. The event has grown both in the number of participants and, sadly, the number of service members honored. By the time the race finishes in August, Gold Star families, veterans, and other supporters from the community will have run 6,000 miles through 19 states on their journey from Fort Irwin, California to Arlington National Cemetery.
The 2018 “America’s Run for the Fallen” began on April 7th in Fort Irwin and has since covered over 3,000 miles. On June 20, runners crossed into Indiana, with eight states remaining in their route. From Indiana, runners will follow a set course through Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia on their way to their final destination and remembrance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on August 5.
You can read about the history of “America’s Run for the Fallen” here or watch the PSA here.
You can view their specific route through each state by clicking on the respective state above.
You can watch the run 7AM – 5PM (time zone of current state) LIVE.
Loved one’s can find the location of their Heroes by visiting Find A Hero, or can add a Hero if their name does not appear at Add Your Hero.
You can get a birds-eye view of “America’s Run for the Fallen,” as well as the Hero Mille Marker Ceremony (occurs every mile, 50 times per day) here.
Honor and Remember is a nationally recognized non-profit organization which aims to “honor and remember every American fallen service member and recognize the enduring sacrifice of every family.” You can find out more here.
June 25, 2018
Contact: Jaye Lene Long, runforthefallenheros@gmail.com
On June 20, runners honoring fallen American service members crossed the Illinois-Indiana border on their cross-country run to Arlington National Cemetery. “America’s Run for the Fallen” is organized by Honor and Remember, a veteran and Gold Star Family organization that seeks to individually recognize nearly 20,000 Fallen Service Members since the USS Cole (October 2000). Each mile along the 6,000 mile route from Fort Irwin, California to Arlington National Cemetery, runners pause for a short ceremony to remember by calling each name out loud of the soldiers, sailors, airmen, coast guard and marines killed on a different day since the War on Terror began.
This year, “America’s Run for the Fallen” marks the ten-year-anniversary of the first Run for the Fallen. But never has there been a Fallen Military Tribute on this scale or magnitude. The event has grown both in the number of participants and, sadly, the number of service members honored. By the time the race finishes in August, Gold Star families, veterans, and other supporters from the community will have run 6,000 miles through 19 states on their journey from Fort Irwin, California to Arlington National Cemetery.
The 2018 “America’s Run for the Fallen” began on April 7th in Fort Irwin and has since covered over 3,000 miles. On June 20, runners crossed into Indiana, with eight states remaining in their route. From Indiana, runners will follow a set course through Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia on their way to their final destination and remembrance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on August 5.
You can read about the history of “America’s Run for the Fallen” here or watch the PSA here.
You can view their specific route through each state by clicking on the respective state above.
You can watch the run 7AM – 5PM (time zone of current state) LIVE.
Loved one’s can find the location of their Heroes by visiting Find A Hero, or can add a Hero if their name does not appear at Add Your Hero.
You can get a birds-eye view of “America’s Run for the Fallen,” as well as the Hero Mille Marker Ceremony (occurs every mile, 50 times per day) here.
Honor and Remember is a nationally recognized non-profit organization which aims to “honor and remember every American fallen service member and recognize the enduring sacrifice of every family.” You can find out more here.