Add your miles to the Wear Blue Spreadsheet
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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Kh1hJlhjE0ZKp36A26B1ej1mdn_T4SRHbriRl1fNYF0/edit?usp=sharing
I don't know how many of you are familiar with the wear blue organization. It was started by a woman at Fort Lewis, WA after her husband was KIA. Today, this group runs to honor all military members killed in combat and has evolved into a powerful network of active duty and retired service members, military families, Wounded Warriors, Gold Star families and community members.
Weekly, wear blue athletes meet to honor the fallen and train for endurance events. At the start of their runs, the name of each military member killed on that weekend over the last thirteen years of war is called out in a Circle of Remembrance. Then, wear blue runners call out the names of those for whom they personally run – their husbands, wives, parents, siblings, battle buddies, neighbors and/or friends. At official wear blue events, American flags are lined along the race course to honor the fallen, a tribute called the wear blue Mile; each flag is hand-held making it a true living memorial. Placed in front of these flags are large posters with photographs of the Fallen. The wear blue Mile humanizes the ultimate sacrifice made by these American heroes.
It is a group near and dear to my heart. I meet up every Saturday to run with them. If you have ever ran an event in which they had the memorial mile, you know the power of this. I still choke up thinking about it.
But right now they are just trying to log a mile for every Soldier KIA. So if you have the time and don't mind doing it, pull up the google sheet, log your miles, and help them reach their goal. It is only tracking for the next week, from Sep 4- Sep 11.
( I don't know if this counts as "advertising" and if so, my apologies.)
I don't know how many of you are familiar with the wear blue organization. It was started by a woman at Fort Lewis, WA after her husband was KIA. Today, this group runs to honor all military members killed in combat and has evolved into a powerful network of active duty and retired service members, military families, Wounded Warriors, Gold Star families and community members.
Weekly, wear blue athletes meet to honor the fallen and train for endurance events. At the start of their runs, the name of each military member killed on that weekend over the last thirteen years of war is called out in a Circle of Remembrance. Then, wear blue runners call out the names of those for whom they personally run – their husbands, wives, parents, siblings, battle buddies, neighbors and/or friends. At official wear blue events, American flags are lined along the race course to honor the fallen, a tribute called the wear blue Mile; each flag is hand-held making it a true living memorial. Placed in front of these flags are large posters with photographs of the Fallen. The wear blue Mile humanizes the ultimate sacrifice made by these American heroes.
It is a group near and dear to my heart. I meet up every Saturday to run with them. If you have ever ran an event in which they had the memorial mile, you know the power of this. I still choke up thinking about it.
But right now they are just trying to log a mile for every Soldier KIA. So if you have the time and don't mind doing it, pull up the google sheet, log your miles, and help them reach their goal. It is only tracking for the next week, from Sep 4- Sep 11.
( I don't know if this counts as "advertising" and if so, my apologies.)
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