http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/26/run-for-the-fallen-final-days-event/ To honor the written and spoken words of thought and emotion. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:16:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/26/run-for-the-fallen-final-days-event/#comment-318 MaryEllen Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:10:52 +0000 http://pickupthepen.wordpress.com/?p=98#comment-318 Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick, I am very sorry for the loss of your son Scott. I am glad that you could go to Arlington, I was there and was so deeply touched. I am about 40 minutes from Love Va and if you like I could drive to Love and find Scott's flag for you. If you would like to have it I would be happy to mail it to you. I was able to spend some time w/the runners and help tag the flags for the next day, it is a memory I will cherish and hold dear. I was on the road w/them for a day and learned that each morning before the run they read out loud the service member's names that they will be running for on that given day. Once the flags have been placed at the mile marker they will call out the individual service member's name again at his/her flag as the runners go by. The respect and reverence I experienced w/Jon and the runners, brings me tears right now. Powerful and loving. Honorable and noble. Your son will not be forgotten. Mew Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick,
I am very sorry for the loss of your son Scott. I am glad that you could go to Arlington, I was there and was so deeply touched. I am about 40 minutes from Love Va and if you like I could drive to Love and find Scott’s flag for you. If you would like to have it I would be happy to mail it to you.
I was able to spend some time w/the runners and help tag the flags for the next day, it is a memory I will cherish and hold dear. I was on the road w/them for a day and learned that each morning before the run they read out loud the service member’s names that they will be running for on that given day. Once the flags have been placed at the mile marker they will call out the individual service member’s name again at his/her flag as the runners go by. The respect and reverence I experienced w/Jon and the runners, brings me tears right now. Powerful and loving. Honorable and noble. Your son will not be forgotten.
Mew

]]> http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/26/run-for-the-fallen-final-days-event/#comment-316 Hooah Wife and friends » Blog Archive » Run for the Fallen (A short round-up) Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:57:02 +0000 http://pickupthepen.wordpress.com/?p=98#comment-316 [...] had this touching post about Run for the Fallen~The Final Day’s Event [...] [...] had this touching post about Run for the Fallen~The Final Day’s Event [...]

]]> http://pickupthepen.com/2008/08/26/run-for-the-fallen-final-days-event/#comment-315 Suzy Deppa Quintavalle Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:25:51 +0000 http://pickupthepen.wordpress.com/?p=98#comment-315 Thank you for letting me share the day with you and Marti. I'm sorry I could not run as I had planned to... but hopefully I'll make that up to you on October 11. Love you. :) Thank you for letting me share the day with you and Marti. I’m sorry I could not run as I had planned to… but hopefully I’ll make that up to you on October 11. Love you.

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