America’s Run for the Fallen aims to commemorate the brave heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice by “blazing a tribute trail across our nation”.
Starting today and running through June 30th, the Run for the Fallen will make its way through Indiana. The established trail will be making a local impact; by utilizing IN-14, volunteers will pass through Francesville and Winamac, recognizing service members of the community along the way.
America’s Run for the Fallen aims to commemorate the brave heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice by “blazing a tribute trail across our nation”.
Starting today and running through June 30th, the Run for the Fallen will make its way through Indiana. The established trail will be making a local impact; by utilizing IN-14, volunteers will pass through Francesville and Winamac, recognizing service members of the community along the way.
One local woman, Jennifer Evans, explained that her brother Tyler Fox is a Marine who passed suddenly in December. She said her brother was an avid runner and to honor his memory, friends and family members formed their own group, Run Like a Fox.
She explained, “Through that running group we have run several races together in honor of him. One of his brothers who he served with him in Kings Bay, Georgia has been involved with Run for the Fallen in the past and recommned that we seek a memorial mile in his honor.”
Evans explained that Tyler’s mile is technically in Virgina but since many friends and family members won’t be able to make it out there, local individuals will gather tomorrow when the race passes thorough Pulaski County.
She said there is a mile maker stationed on IN-14 near the Eagles building in Winamac. Around 11:30 a.m. Eastern, a list of fallen service members will be recognized there.
The run individually recognizes nearly 20,000 Service Members who have fallen since the USS Cole bombing in October of 2000. It spans across 6,000 miles, over 19 states in 5 months. Starting in Fort Irwin, California, it began on April 7th and it will come to a close in the Arlington National Cemetery on August 5th.
If you’re interested in volunteering to participate, becoming a sponsor or making a donation or if you’d like to view the scheduled route or search for a service member’s hero marker location, visit runforthefallen.org.
