81st Brigade Combat Team [Image 2 of 22]

RAMADI, IRAQ

05.02.2009

Photo by Staff Sgt. Emily Suhr 

81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team

Sgt. Tobias Suhr of Seattle, a Soldier with 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, finishes the last leg of a marathon as his relay teammates, Col. Ronald Kapral, the 81st BCT commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Sweeney, the command sergeant major for the 81st BCT, cheer him on during a tribute Oklahoma City Marathon held on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, April 24. Suhr, along with his teammates Lt. Col. James North, Maj. Kurt Shevalier, Maj. Kurt Rorvik and Maj. Kasey Vu, all with the 81st BCT, took first in the relay portion of the race with a time of 2:41:59. Though a sand storm was blowing throughout the race, more than 100 sevicemembers from across the camp showed up to run the 26-mile marathon, which was organized by Lt. Dax Thomas of the Oklahoma National Guard. "I really hope that people will remember why we fight," said Thomas. "Prior to 9/11, Oklahoma City was the spot on America's soil for the worst act of terrorism. Today we are still fighting people who want to destroy our way of life. I ran the marathon for not only all the people that were killed in Oklahoma City or on 9/11, but all servicemen and women that have given their lives for all. It was an honor to run the marathon in their name."

• Date Taken: 05.02.2009
• Date Posted: 05.02.2009 07:29
• Photo ID: 169243
• VIRIN: 090502-A-9533S-002
• Resolution: 1800x1200
• Size: 1.24 MB
• Location: RAMADI, IQ