Video by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 09.11.2021
The annual Run for the Fallen event serves to honor those lost while in the line of duty and promotes services available to survivors. This year's event featured thousands of participants and guest speakers including Maj. Gen. Mark T. Simerly, U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command and Fort Lee commanding general; and retired Col. Tamatha Patterson, a former 23rd Quartermaster Brigade......
Video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels | Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | 09.26.2018
A Gold Star Mother is a mother who has lost her son or daughter in the line of duty while in the U.S. Armed Forces. Gold Star Mother’s day is an American holiday observed on the last Sunday of September. The holiday is observed to honor the lives of the fallen and to acknowledge the mothers who lost their loved ones. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels)...