Run for the Fallen

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The event was held at Woods National Cementery, the 3rd oldest in the Country, which is located on the Milwaukee VA grounds.  This cemetery, like Arlington, holds the remains of 100’s of our beloved military heroes. 15 Wisconsin Gold Star Families, along with friends and supporters, ran over a total of 200 miles for our Fallen Heroes on Sunday the 23rd, 2009.

While many shared photos with us, I wanted to highlight these today, as today is the 8th anniversary of September 11th, 2001. These photos from the WI 2009 run envelop the cycle of our lives – the pain, the joy, and the sacrifice. Today, like the runs held across the nation, we remember. And, in that remembrance we reattain, we rediscover not just the lives of our loved ones, but the joys and the pangs of our own lives too. We honor them, and in so doing, we honor each other.

View more photos of the WI run.

Photos taken by Nancy Aycock

News video of Rome, NY 2009 Run for the Fallen:
http://news10now.com/region1048content/top_stories/480510/three-hundred-run-for-the-fallen-in-rome/

ROME, N.Y. – Nearly 300 runners and walkers joined together in Rome Sunday morning to honor area soldiers who lost their lives overseas. The second annual ‘Run for the Fallen’ is a local tie-in to the nationwide run that shares the same name.

The goal is to run one mile in honor of every service member killed from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Rome’s run paid tribute to eleven area servicemen, and touched a bit closer to home as five of them were killed within the last year.

“You think about it, you hear about it on TV, but when it gets into your family, it gets you. Then you start paying more attention and you become a part of that big family, this big family that comes together,” said run organizer Jeannine Olney.

Olney says she plans to hold this run every year.

Local TV news covers 2009 Run for the Fallen: ME