Final Day Event: Sunday August 24
Run for the Fallen will finish its apolitical memorial run just outside Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday, August 24, 2008. It is on this day that we run together in honor of all service members killed in both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The Final Day Event to Arlington has a limited number of runners: an overwhelming response has filled all available slots.
You can join us by planning an event in your community on our last day. Wherever you are, run or walk one mile for a fallen service member. Our goal is to have runners from all fifty states remembering our service members on August 24th.
Download a runner’s bib to show your support.
Share your event and mileage with us, and if you run for a particular service member, his or her name. We’ll be posting America’s combined mileage here on the website as a reflection of remembrance for our beloved heroes.
There are remembrance runs being held in two countries: Phillipines & England and thirty-three different states: AK, AL, AZ, CA, CT, CO, FL, GA, HI, KY, IL, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI and WV.
Currently, runners pledged 3285 miles for fallen soldiers, marines, sailors, and airmen.
Below is a list of just some of the individuals/organizations running with us on Sunday, August 24.
*Mark Vital/Highland City Striders - Massachusetts - Organizing a 64 mile run for the 64 service members killed from Massachusetts. The run will begin from the border of New Hampshire and end at the border of Rhode Island.
*Elizabeth Cassano/Groovy Girls Triathlon - Alexandria, LA - Participants will dedicate their first mile of their run to a fallen service member.
*Mary Hahn Ward - North Carolina - Organizing a run for service members. All proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.
*Debbie Wenstrom - Sarasota, FL - Organizing a half marathon for service members. 30 participants either relaying or running the entire 13 miles.
*Bekkie Wright/Silk City Striders - Manchester, CT - Running in Connecticut for service members.
Rich Frank/Marble Valley Runners - Marble Valley, VT - Running in Vermont for service members.
*Kevin Drury - Alexandria, VA - Running one mile every day of our 71 day run for a service member and with us on our last day in Arlington VA.
*Kavanaghs - Dallas, PA - Organizing a run for local service members from North Eastern Pennsylvania. The run will take place in Dallas, PA.
*Celia L. Perkins/Hood to Coast - Portland, OR - Supporting runs in Oregon for service members. Posted on the ORRC calendar.
*Matt Catterson - Yakutat, AK - Will run three miles each day for one month beginning June 14 for service members killed who were stationed in Alaska. Matt will run 17 miles on August 24 for fallen soldiers who were from Alaska.
*US Army Capt. Christopher S. Zeman - Fort Carson, CO - Will run 6 miles on our last day, each mile to represent a year of military service. Capt. Zeman runs for his fellow soldiers, including SSG Frank J. Gasper of Merced California, who was killed by an IED one day before Memorial Day, 2008.
*Luis Osorio - Ft. Lewis, WA - Will run 5 miles for service members. SFC (Ret.) Luis Osorio served in Iraq with the 3rd Stryker Bde from 2006-2007. A note from Luis: Any interested in joining me in Washington state, I live near FT.LEWIS, WA? I have started a group in Yahoo.
docholliday08@yahoogroups.com or just email me at almacigo87@yahoo.com.
*Ben Collar - Upper Arlington, OH - Will run 2 miles for service members.
*Matt Bilger - Gahanna, OH - Running during our final week, 25 miles for those fallen from Ohio.
*Leigh Fitzgerald - Kapalua, HI - Ran on June 14 for service members and will again on August 24.
*Katie Crowley - Will run for Andrew T. Engstrom on August 24.
*Karlton Bontrager - Providence, RI - Organizing a run for all fallen service members from Rhode Island.
*Ron Wenger - Martinsburg, WV - Getting friends together around WV to transit the Eastern Panhandle of WV in thier antique cars.
*Skyler Snider (age 11) - MI - will be running a mile in Michigan on Day 35 of our run, July 19th, in memory of his mom’s former bosses stepson Master Sgt. Anthony R. C. Yost. He will also run a mile on August 24th in MI, in memory of all of our fallen Soldiers.
*Phyllis McElligott - Rochester, NY - 23 year old nephew Spc. Christopher Simpson was killed by a road side bomb. In his memory she will get a team together and run with Run for the Fallen on Aug 24 in Rochester New York.
*Frank H. Simmons Jr. (Retired US Army) - Malden, MO - Organizing a run in the state of Missouri for those servicemembers lost, and were assigned to any military base in MO state.
*Steve Anderson (Retired US Army) - Hampstead, MD - Running in Hampstead, MD on August 24 for a hometown fallen Hero, Cpl. Joshua D. Snyder. Josh’s Unit: 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.
*Elizabeth Medaris - Florence, AL - Will run 8 miles in Florence, AL. It will be to honor the memory of her son’s best friend, Cpl Jamie LIndsey, KIA Baghdad, 2007, as well as in honor of all troops, those fallen, those wounded, and those still serving. Currently has two sons serving with the Army in Iraq. Note from Elizabeth: If anyone would like to join me at Deibert Park on August 24, contact me at rubymed@comcast.net.
*Brenda - NV - Wants to organize a run in the Las Vegas, Boulder City, Henderson, NV area. 1 to 5 mile run. Her husband is a Naval Veteran, and her 16 yr.old son is involved with the Devil Pups. (Marines). Pinnkky1@hotmail.com
*Jimmy Brown -Dallas, PA - Mike Cleary’s hometown - Planning a run as part of his senior project.
*Major Marty J. Eaton (West Point ‘80) - Huntsville, AL - Is planning a Final Day Event, “North Alabama Run for the Fallen”. He’s hoping to have local running groups, JROTC join in. Run ‘bibs’ will be available, encouraging people to run for a particular service member. Currently stationed at Restone Arsenal, AL. Looking for other Point grads to run for all West Pointers who have fallen. Donations will go to Wounded Warrior Project.
*Fletcher Malcom - Philadelphia, PA - Hamilton ‘03 (1st Lt. Mike Cleary’s classmate) hopes to locate other Hamilton Alumni in the Philly area to run together on Aug. 24th.
*Laurie Kwolek - Fort Bragg, NC - Womak Army Medicial Center, “Willing for the Wounded” plans to have as many participants as possible, running from intersection of Long & Reilly Rd. to Long & Grueber.
*Jennifer Calhoun - Lehigh Valley area of PA - Gathering a group of runners to run & remember. Her brother is a Marine currently serving in Iraq.
*Erik Van Houten - San Luis Osbipo, CA - Runs in memory of all fallen Marines and Corpsmen in 1st Battallion 4th Marines. His pledge 14 miles
*Petriece Culberson (MSG Ret)- Hesperia, CA - Has run & biked 88 miles. Her goal is one mile for each CA service member killed before June 14, 2008.
*Nick Sarro-Waite - NY, NY - (Hamilton ‘03) Will participate in a run with other Hamilton Alumni on Aug. 24th
*Connie Holle - Austin, TX - Has pledged to run 2 miles for her daughter and fiancé, both active duty Marines. Her pledge 2 miles
*Jim Grant - Jakarta, Phillipines - Hiked 19.8 kilometers and climbed 2 kilometers for the run, 13.6 miles.
*Erin Flanagan - NH - Mike Cleary’s sister is running 1 mile everyday. Her pledge 69 miles
*Neil J. Thompson - PA - Will be running at Shickshinny Lake for Mikey on the 24th!
*Darin Powell - Boone County KY - Is organizing a 5k fun run and a 1 mile family run/walk for Aug. 24th. The county, YMCA, local officials and TV have offered their assistance.
*Jamie T - Marquette, MI - Will be running in Marquette, MI anyone interested contact him at: getmuscles2002@yahoo.com
*S.K. Ahn - Arlington, VA - Organizing a run in Arlington, VA. Wonders of there are runners in his area who will run to remember & honor those from 4-227 (or other Apache units). He lives across from Arlington National Cemetary/Ft. Myer. (see comments below).
*Kaitlin - St. Louis, MO - Organizing a run in St. Louis. Looking for others who will be running on the 24th. (see comments below).
*Jessica - Hudson County, NJ - Running 3 miles on the 24th, others who want to join her, put last run in the subject line, her e-mail address: misguidedroses1@msn.com
*Nathan Blue - Reston, VA - Pledges to run 4 miles for fallen soldiers, Talbert, DeForest L and Crumpler, Adam J. from his hometown of Charleston, WV.
*Jennifer Cales - Maui, HI - Did a “walk for the fallen” with 4 friends, her 4 month old daughter & 9 year old stepson in Kapalua, Maui.
*Maggie Downie - Glastonbury, CT - Has designated Glastonbury High School track, 2 p.m. on the 24th for her final day event. Her goal is 50 runners, e-mail: personaleuphoria@cox.net
*SFC David Rye - MI - To honor the memory of SFC James Priestap, SGT Thomas Wright, and SPC Brandon Stout from his Company, the 46th MP Company, out of Cheboygan, MI.
*Bonnie Fritz - MI - Will honor her son currently serving in Afghanistan, by running 2 miles.
*Tammy McClain - Tucson, AZ - Wishes to honor her nephew Spc Daniel A. Desens, Jr. killed on June 24, 2004 in Iraq.
*Peg - NM - Looking for people in New Mexico who will be running on the final day, pspencer@unm.edu
*Carol Wojdyla - Rome, NY - Getting a team together for Sgt. Christopher Simpson.
*Jessica Allen - Veteran - Will walk one mile for her Army Brother, Pfc Douglas E. Kashmer.
*Lori & John Clark - MD - On behalf of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the US Navy & Naval Reserves will run from June 19-Aug 24.
*Tim Lukenbill -Rochester, NY - Is running on Aug. 24th in memory of his cousin Sgt. Christopher Simpson.
*Nicole Bisacchi - Iraqi Veteran - Wishes to honor CPT Douglas Dicenzo, CPT Dennis Pintor & PFC Damian Hiedelberg on Aug. 24th
*Kristina Sestokas - New York, NY - Will run 2 miles every Thursday for 10 weeks in memory of William Bradley Faulks 2nd Marine Division. She’s also organizing a 5k on Aug. 24th in Lavallette, NJ, running along Bay Blvd. beginning at 9.am. The township will be closing the road, interested people are welcome!!
*Maria Sutherland - Will run 1 mile on July 18 for her husband who was killed in Iraq almost 3 years ago.
*Debbie - Is running 1 mile on Aug 24th to honor & remember her son Spc. Matthew M. Murchison, killed Aug. 4, 2007. She stated she runs for her loved one as well as yours.
*Faye Benally - CO - Looking for interested runners near CO stateline to Mancos, CO also Bluff, UT area. Her e-mail is: mom81321@yahoo.com
*Darin Powell - KY - Pledge update, he’s running 3.5 miles 3x a week, swimming 800 meters and biking 9 miles 4x a week.
Pledge 48.5 miles a week
*John Thorneberry - Loganville, GA - Will use Loganville VFW as the start of an Aug.24th, run one mile event to Monroe, GA. He will honor fallen Walton County soldiers. Placing flags along the way, anyone interested his e-mail is: thunderhead1200@comcast.net
*Danielle Adams - ENGLAND - Service member stationed in England, will run on the Final Day.
*Mark Lukenbill - Fairport, NY - Hopes to get the high school cross country team running miles on Aug. 24th His cousin is Spc. Christopher Simpson, killed March 17, 2008
*Cheryl Lee Patrick - Landysmith, WI - Organizing the American Legion Auxillary (Moor-Long Unit 64) for a mile walk Aug. 24th at the high school track.
They walk for SSG Nathan J. Vacco- Iraq 5/6/06, SSG Patrick L. Lybert - Afghanistan 6/21/06 and Lance Cpl Andrew G. Maus - Iraq 1/21/07
*Jackie & Jim Kenny, Cocoa Beach, FL - have walked 5 miles to remember their son Capt. Christopher Kenny. On Aug 24th they will walk 5 miles.
*Deborah Looters - Greenwich, CT - Will run on the Final Day to honor & remember her son, Sgt. Jonathan Looters.
*Ethan Garrett - Has been running since June 14 and will continue to run until Aug. 24th. His miles are dedicated to Army National Guardsman Sgt. Kenneth L. Ridgley of Olney, IL
*Jeannie Olney - Rome, NY- Will be honoring Oneida County service members by holding a run on Aug 24th at Griffiths Air Base. People interested in running/walking start time is 9 a.m. at the B-52 on Perimeter Rd.
*Brigid - San Antonio, TX - Is planning a run for the 24th.
*Lorna Garner - Cortez, CO - Ran 2 miles for her daughter AE Samantha Garner USN/Norfolk,
her nephew Cpl Maurice Martinez USMC/Iraq and TSGT Michelle Charlie USAF/Iraq.
*Judith Singer - WI - Several Gold Star Families will be running on the 24th of August. They will run to honor all the Fallen.
*Bobby Kelland - Richmond, VA - Looking for interested people in his area to run with on the Final Day.
*Mary Wilson - Irvine, CA - To honor Lance Cpl Daniel Santee, she is organizing a run in Northwood Park. Starting place will be the small memorial, erected to soldiers killed in Afghanistan & Iraq.
*Cody Banks - Gloucester, NJ - Has a 2 mile, 50 people run planned for the 24th, starting at the Veterans Memorial along Broadway. He is honoring & remembering CPL Marc Ryan. The run will be done in military formation complete with cadence.
*Dawn Brooks - Clinton, MS - Her area will show their support with a 5k event on Aug 24th. Dawn is with the 114th Military Police Company - Family Readiness Chairperson.
*Michael - Edwardsville, IL - Looking for people running in the greater St. Louis area, mkotty@gamil.com
*Caroline North - St. Cloud, MN - A veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and current student at College of St. Benedict/St. John Univ. is organizing a Final Day run around campus. She will run for Sgt. Manny Horendo and Spc. Dennis Ferderer
*Jen Harting - Is doing the West Point Triathlon Aug. 24th, in memory of her husband Capt. Jay Harting, April 29, 2005
*Jessica Davidson - Lynchburg, VA - Will run for Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael Monsoor on Aug. 24th.
*Anna - Boron, CA - Pledges 1 mile for the Final Day
*Anchorage, AK - Star Martin at Chilkoot Charlie’s will be spreading the word about the run and Aug. 24th event.
*Justin Schultz - OH - Wonders if anyone is running in Ohio
shultz.58@osu.edu
*Grace Crowley - Staten Island, NY - Will run on July 18 for Lance Cpl Matthew Snyder
*Stacey Baker - Corpus Christi, TX - Is running on Aug. 24th to honor her brother-in-law, SSG Shane R. Becker, stationed at Ft. Richardson, AK Anyone else running in Corpus Christi that day? staceylaraine@hotmail.com
*Shawn Pryor - Arroyo Grande, CA - Running one mile a week, emphasizing the 24th of Aug.
*Kristen Hullum - CO - Ran on July 4th to honor her brother, Sgt. Bryon Norwood, Nov. 13, 2004
*Kelly Middleton - N.CO - Is showing her support by running miles
*Sgt. Athena Nix - Will run 15 miles to honor & remember Lt. Christopher Rutherford, 19th Engineer Battalion and for all deceased soldiers in 84th Engineer Battalion
*Kathy Moore - Ft. Bragg, NC - Organizing an event for Aug 23 & 24th to honor the 98 service members from North Carolina, kmkathy1957@yahoo.com
A Gold Star Mother -Cpl. Ryan Russell March 5, 2006. Her run will support Give2thetroops
*Jim Flanagan - NH - (Mike Cleary’s brother-in-law) Already has a route for his event, Portsmouth, NH to Salisbury, NH Interested runners contact Jim at: jflanaga@anselm.edu
*R. Kohler - Korean War Vet - Is running a 10k on Agu. 24th, his miles are pledged to the run.
*Jody Bergeon - Escanaba, MI - Plans on running 7 miles for the 7 soldiers from the Upper Penninsula of MI. Join her at Ludington Park in Escanaba. If interested in joining her: mojoes49829_99@yahoo.com
*Gretchen Shoemaker - Working with Army 3/509th PIR at Ft. Richardson, AK for a run on Aug. 24th. Families and Friends of 3/509th PIR will be running, walking and cheering Run for the Fallen runners through August.
*Makenzie Lang, AIC - Seymour Johnson AF Base, NC - Organizing a 2 mile run on Aug. 24th for interested Air Force personnel.
*Krystle Perkins - Running 1 mile everyday to honor her boy friend CW2 Joseph Henry and her cousin Spc. Alex Boswell. Both are currently serving in Iraq.
*Jamie Rose - UP of MI - He & friends have run 857 miles in five weeks! More people joining every week.
*Mary Pomfret - Lancaster, England - Have a “Family Challange” going, who can run/walk on the 24th. Family in WY, NJ, DE and IL
*Brigid Kleber - San Antonio, TX - Put together a run the morning of Aug. 24th, through downtown S.A. to Travis Park Meet at Vet Memorial at 7:30, run begins at 8. RSVP - runforthefallensa@satx.rr.com
*Bobbie Samme - Milwaukee, WI - Will honor her son Cpl Eric A. Palmisano KIA Arpil 2, 2006 by running 5 miles on the Final Day.
*Danielle Oldham - Clearwater, FL - Posting fliers around town for a community one mile run/walk starting at 9 a.m. on Aug. 24th.
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