It is our responsibility to Honor and Remember all those who have paid for our Freedom with the Ultimate Sacrifice...
2021 New Jersey Run For The Fallen - September 22nd to 26th, 2021
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When is the next Run?
The 13th Annual Run will start in Cape May on Wed, September 22, 2021 when Gold Star Families and the Run Team will come together for our "Remember" Ceremony and Dinner. Our Team will commence the Run on the following morning and will then run for four days and finish with the closing ceremony at our NJ Gold Star Family Memorial on the grounds of the NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial at Holmdel, NJ, on Sunday, September 26th, 2021. Click here to go to the NJ Gold Star Family Memorial website... 
Do you have a Timeline yet for 2021?
We have just released the preliminary Timeline for the 2021 NJ Run For The Fallen. Please note this is "preliminary" and is subject to change but all changes will be published on our website and also our Facebook pages as they happen. The preliminary Timeline is now available here.... 
2021 Run ~ Our Mission....
In an apolitical reflection of remembrance, a team of 28 military members from Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst and other locations across the US will come together to embark on a 195+ mile journey to honor every New Jersey service member who died in support of the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Each mile is dedicated to an individual NJ Hero and their family, and the run team will stop at each Hero Marker (each mile) to make a presentation to waiting family members, friends, and comrades with the goal of creating a 195+ mile Memorial Trail through New Jersey. For more Click Here.... 
2021 Run ~ What is a Hero Marker?
Each mile of the Run is dedicated to one of our NJ Fallen and the endpoint of that mile is marked by a distinctive Hero Marker which is placed in a prominent position and also painted on the road thus acting as the "gathering point" for that Hero's Family, Friends and comrades. Our Run Team will stop and make a presentation at every Hero Marker throughout the 4 days of the Run. Full details, listings and maps will be published here in the spring of 2021...  "Last 5"
What is the "Last 5-3-1 Run" on Sunday, Day 4?
It is an opportunity to run alongside our Core Team for the last 5 miles through Holmdel Twp on our way to the Finish and closing ceremony... See more....  Click for Map
Where is the NJ Gold Star Family Monument?
In early 2011 the NJ Run For The Fallen presented a plan to the Trustees of the NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation to establish a Gold Star Family Monument. Following a series of meetings in 2013 the Trustees of the NJ Run For The Fallen formed a committee to design, fund and build a monument to honor and remember the sacrifices of those families who have lost a loved one in defense of our Nation. The monument to be located on the grounds of the NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Holmdel, NJ. The Monument was Dedicated on September, 2015 - Click here... 
The NJ Gold Star Family Monument
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11/20/2020 ~ Senior Airman Richard A. Samaroo, age 21, of North Brunswick, NJ, passed away November 2nd, 2020 while on active duty at Osan Air Force Base in South Korea.
Rico was born in Guyana and came to the United States in 2003. He resided in New Brunswick, Parsippany, Flemington and Northampton Pennsylvania before moving back to North Brunswick where he has lived since. He attended Livingston Park Elementary, Linwood Middle School and North Brunswick High School where he graduated class of 2017 with honors. He soon after enlisted in the United States Air Force. Rico completed his basic training at Lackland Air force Base in Texas then completed his military schooling at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. Rico served in Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany for two years and Osan Air Force Base in South Korea since May of 2020. He was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, The Global War on Terror Medal, the M-16 Expert Qualifying Medal and the Air Force Training Ribbon. He was predeceased by his grandfather Albert Samaroo. Rico is survived by his parents Richard and Bibi Samaroo, a sister Zhane Samaroo, his grandparents along with many aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family and friends. Click here to go to Bio Page.... 10/10/2020 ~ Provisional Timeline...
The provisional Timeline is now available to view and download. This is subject to change and all changes/updates will be notified here. Click here.... |
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