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Fallen Soldier Scholarship Recipient Lukas Smith served as the 2015 race starter.
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Fallen Soldiers 5K Oct. 22

September 13, 2016

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MACOMB, IL -- "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."- John F. Kennedy

Western Illinois University's fifth Fallen Soldiers 5k Run/Walk will take place Saturday, Oct. 22 at the WIU-Macomb campus.

Last year's Fallen Soldiers 5k set a new record with close to 600 participants (595) registering, 100 more than the 2014 event, and making it the largest race in McDonough County. More than $18,000 was raised for the WIU Fallen Soldier's Scholarship Fund. Since the event's inception in 2012, more than $75,000 has been raised for the scholarship, which honors WIU alumni Capt. Derek Dobogai and Lt. Col. Robert Baldwin, who were both killed in the line of duty.

Race registration is $25 (until Oct. 3), which includes a long-sleeve technical t-shirt and a "dog tags" finisher medal. After Oct. 3, registration is $35 (participants are not guaranteed a t-shirt or medal). Race sponsorships are also available.

Dobogai, who graduated from Western in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in law enforcement and justice administration, was among the 14 U.S. soldiers aboard a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed Aug. 22, 2007 in northern Iraq. Baldwin, who earned a bachelor's degree in industrial technology from WIU in 1993, was killed Sept. 21, 2010, when his Blackhawk UH-60 helicopter carrying international troops crashed during combat operations in the Zabul province of Afghanistan.

Hy-Vee will provide post-race granola bars and fruit, while Refreshment Services Pepsi of Macomb will provide water.

For more information or to register, visit wiu.edu/vpas/wellness/event.php?id=563 or email fallensoldiers5k@wiu.edu.


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