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Run, challenge focused on awareness, remembrance

VFW Post 4446 Auxiliary President Melody Hicks, on the left, and VFW Post 4446 Commander Ronnie Edwards, back right, stand with Patriot’s Run winners. The Women’s division winners are on the front row. They are First, Brittany Shepherd (fourth from left); Second, Cassandra Bracken (second from right); and Third, April Murray, (second from left). Bailee Bunton, right, (far right), is the winner in the Kids division. Men’s division winners are on the second row. They are, from left, First, Josh Murray; Second, Tom Firme; and Third, Terry Williams.

See the Sept. 15 issue for more details about the run, which also included a 22-Push-Up Challenge, a social media campaign designed to bring awareness to the fact that 22 veterans commit suicide each day and to encourage support for veterans. The run is held annually as a way to remember those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. Additional photos are on this website.

Staff photo by Anita Reding

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