This weekend is Time of Remembrance, the Washington D.C. ceremony for Gold Star family members, paying tribute to their lost loved ones and to all those who serve our country Military and Non Military. September 27th is also Gold Star Mother’s Day.
A Hampton (VA) TV news story interviewed Chris’s mom, Kate McLaughlin, about Chris and this upcoming weekend. The interview aired this evening, and the link is posted below.
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.
The film production crew has posted a video dedicated to the 2nd Annual Run for the Fallen. In their words, “This video is for Mikey and everybody running for a loved one this weekend.”
