2023 Run for the Fallen NH
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED
2023 RUN FOR THE FALLEN NH
It would not have been possible without our volunteers and the community of Waterville Valley.
SAVE THIS DATE
2024 Run for the Fallen NH
Saturday September 21, 2024, Waterville Valley, NH
In the large field adjacent to the Ice Arena.
Waterville Valley Ice Arena
25 Village Road
Waterville Valley, NH 03215
RUN DAY SCHEDULE
8:00 am Registration opens for Gold Star Families and Runners and Walkers
9:00 am Opening Ceremony
9:45 am Gold Star Families and Hero Buddies depart to stand next to their Fallen Hero posters along the run route.
10:00 am Run/Walk Begins
11:30 am Run/Walk Ends.
12:00 pm Lunch provided for Gold Star Families at the Waterville Convention Center.
Although we run to honor and remember each fallen hero from the current conflicts, we remember every service member from New Hampshire who laid down their life for freedom's cause. Thousands have sacrificed to preserve our way of life. As you give tribute to our New Hampshire heroes, please remember others who have given the ultimate sacrifice throughout history. Regardless of war, conflict, or branch of service, we ultimately run for them all, honoring their service and sacrifice and remembering that they each gave up a future so that we could have ours.
Although we run to honor and remember each fallen hero from the current conflicts, we remember every service member from New Hampshire who laid down their life for freedom's cause. Thousands have sacrificed to preserve our way of life. As you give tribute to our New Hampshire heroes, please remember others who have given the ultimate sacrifice throughout history. Regardless of war, conflict, or branch of service, we ultimately run for them all, honoring their service and sacrifice and remembering that they each gave up a future so that we could have ours.
WHAT DOES "GOLD STAR" MEAN?
The term "Gold Star" describes a family member who has lost a loved one in military service. The Gold Star first made an appearance during Word War I after being placed over a service flag's blue star when a service member was killed in combat. The Gold Star signified the family's pride in the loved one's sacrifice rather than the mourning of their personal loss.
