NH Run for the Fallen

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

Run for the Fallen NH is dedicated to honoring and remembering the lives of our New Hampshire military service members who have given their lives since September 11, 2001, and to showing our gratitude to the families they have left behind. Every year our Fallen Heroes' posters line the run course, their families standing by their loved one’s poster. Each mile we run, we salute, we shake hands or hug our Gold Star families and thank them for their sacrifice.

📜 Memorial Purpose

• Tribute to Heroes: Although we run to honor and remember each fallen hero from recent conflicts, we remember every service member from New Hampshire who laid down their lives for freedom's cause.
• Historical Remembrance: Thousands have sacrificed to preserve our way of life. As we give tribute to our New Hampshire Heroes, we also remember others who have given ultimate sacrifice throughout history.
• Collective Honor: Regardless of war, conflict, or branch of service, we ultimately run for them all, honoring their service and sacrifice.
• Personal Tributes: We remember that they each gave up a future so that we could have ours. We give tribute to them by name wherever possible and to the sacrifice of the families they left behind.

🌟 Understanding Gold Star Families

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