Photo by Sgt. Kathryn Summerhill | 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.15.2015
Army Reserve Spc. Logan Rath, a public affairs specialist with the 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment and a College Station, Texas, native, nears the end of the Watermelon Run for the Fallen in Hempstead, Texas, Aug. 15, 2015. The Watermelon Run for the Fallen is an annual 5K run that started in 2008 in Ft. Irwin, Calif., commemorating service members who have fallen while serving their......
Photo by Sgt. Kathryn Summerhill | 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.15.2015
Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey McCartney, battalion commander of Houston Recruiting Battalion, runs across the finish line at the Watermelon Run for the Fallen in Hempstead, Texas, Aug. 15, 2015. The Watermelon Run for the Fallen is an annual 5K run that started in 2008 in Ft. Irwin, Calif., commemorating service members who have fallen while serving their country in Iraq and Afghanistan....
Photo by Sgt. Kathryn Summerhill | 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.15.2015
Army Sgt. Marcus Jolivet, a Retention and Recruiting noncommissioned officer with the Army National Guard from Houston, Texas, helps Jolie Standley, an 11-year-old out of Houston, Texas, climb the rock wall at post-run festivities at the Watermelon Run for the Fallen in Hempstead, Texas, Aug. 15, 2015. The Watermelon Run for the Fallen is an annual 5K run that started in 2008 in Fort Irwin,......
Photo by Spc. Logan Rath | 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.15.2015
Army Lt. Col. Jeffery McCartney, battalion commander of Houston Recruiting Battalion, swears in a group of future soldiers as the commencement of the Watermelon for the Fallen Run. The Watermelon Run for the Fallen is an annual 5K run that started in 2008 in Fort Irwin, Calif., commemorating service members who have fallen while serving their country in Iraq and Afghanistan....
Photo by Spc. Logan Rath | 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.15.2015
An Army master sergeant gestures to a rose, for a ceremony representing symbols of remembrance to families’ lost service members. The Watermelon Run for the Fallen is an annual 5K run that started in 2008 in Fort Irwin, Calif., commemorating service members who have fallen while serving their country in Iraq and Afghanistan....
Photo by Spc. Logan Rath | 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.15.2015
Three future soldiers await the order to retire an American flag during the beginning ceremonies of the Watermelon Run for the Fallen. The Watermelon Run for the Fallen is an annual 5K run that started in 2008 in Fort Irwin, Calif., commemorating service members who have fallen while serving their country in Iraq and Afghanistan....
Photo by Spc. Logan Rath | 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.15.2015
Future soldiers and Marines rush to furl a jumbo American flag. A skydiver flew in the flag during the pre-run festivities for the Watermelon Run for the Fallen. The Watermelon Run for the Fallen is an annual 5K run that started in 2008 in Fort Irwin, Calif., commemorating service members who have fallen while serving their country in Iraq and Afghanistan....
Photo by Spc. Logan Rath | 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 08.15.2015
Future soldiers march toward their enlistment ceremony during the Watermelon Run for the Fallen in Hempstead, Texas, Aug. 15, 2015. The Watermelon Run For the Fallen is an annual 5K run that started in 2008 in Fort Irwin, Calif., commemorating service members who have fallen while serving their country in Iraq and Afghanistan....
