\nClick the Image below for the Website.
\nThere is a lot of information about the Individual Markers
\nand the Run which starts in Cape May.
\n
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<\/a><\/center>\nThe Honor Wall Trailer, with all the names and pictures of the Fallen Heroes, arrives first at each marker and the Run Team arrives 15-30 minutes later. Times are all approximate but there is usually a live feed on New Jersey Run for the Fallen | Facebook<\/a> so you can see where they are.<\/p>\n
NJ Run for the Fallen will be running through Belmar, on Ocean Ave, on Sunday, September 29th and will be stopping at two Hero Markers. There are no street closures and they are escorted by the State Police.<\/p>\n
The First Marker on Ocean Ave is at the North Blvd beach entrance
\napproximately 9:07 am and is in honor of
\nCarlos M. Gonzales
\nHometown: Passaic, New Jersey
\nAge: 22 years old
\nDied: March 16, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom
\nCarlos Sr. and his wife Anna come up from Florida
\nto be at their son’s Hero Marker every year.<\/p>\n
The Second Marker on Ocean Ave is at the flagpole between 5th & 6th Ave
\nat approximately 9:21 am and is in honor of
\nCampbell McKenna
\nHometown: Shark River Hills, Neptune, NJ
\nAge: 21 years old
\nDied: August 27, 2003<\/center>
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\nPrior to the runners arriving there is a truck that has all the pictures of all the men & women that are being honored. The truck will stop for everyone to see.
\nOur fire departments will hang the Flag from their trucks at each marker.
\n5 years ago our goal was, and still is, to have the Boardwalk lined with people holding a flag while these Runners run through our town.
\nIn this apolitical reflection of remembrance a team of military runners from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and other locations across the US will come together to embark on a 225+ mile journey to honor every New Jersey service member killed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn and other conflicts….<\/p>\n
The Team begins their journey on Thursday 9\/26\/24 in Cape May reaching Belmar on Sunday 9\/29\/24 on their way to the NJ Gold Star Family Monument on the grounds of the NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial at the PNC Art Center. Our Team runs carrying 3 Flags plus an Individual Flag with an attached Bio card for the Hero. On arrival they will pass the 3 Run Flags to 3 waiting family members, friends or comrades, then a team member will read aloud the Bio, then step forward and place the Flag\/Bio at the Hero Marker.\u00a0 Our team will then salute, step forward to greet family members, take back the Run Flags and proceed on to the next Marker.<\/p>\n
Their mission is \u201cto run one mile for each New Jersey service member who have died during the GWOT (Global War on Terror). Each mile of sweat and pain and each flag saluted, is to pay homage to one service member\u2019s life and their family.\u201d<\/p>\n
This year we anticipate there will be individual Hero Markers spread over the length of the Run with the goal of creating a 225+ mile memorial trail through New Jersey.<\/p>\n
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