Elk Horn, Iowa--RUN FOR THE FALLEN

In 2008, the first NATIONAL RUN FOR THE FALLEN began as a cross-country run in honor and remembrance of all fallen service members killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom & Operation Enduring Freedom. Jon Bellona, director & founder of the RUN FOR THE FALLEN, developed the idea for the run when his best friend and college roommate, 1st Lt Michael J Cleary, was killed in Iraq in Dec 2005.