NJ Run For The Fallen To Stop In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — NJ Run for the Fallen, the annual run honoring military members who have lost their lives, will head through Cape May County on Sept. 22.

A team of military members from Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst and more throughout the country will come together to run a 195+ mile journey in honor of every New Jersey servicemember who died in support of the global war on terror.

Each mile run is dedicated to a fallen military member and their Gold Star family. After each mile, the team stops at a "Hero Marker" to present a flag and personalized biographical card to waiting family members and friends. The goal is to create a "Memorial Trail" throughout the state.

Since the event's inception 14 years ago, Ocean City American Legion, Morvay-Miley-Cruice Post 524, has been an integral part of it, the American Legion said.

A kick-off Remembrance Ceremony will be held on Sept. 21 at the Naval Air Station Museum, 500 Forrestal Road, Cape May Airport at 4:45 p.m., followed by a buffet dinner inside the Museum for Gold Star Families and the run team.

The next day, runners will depart from Sunset Beach (502 Sunset Blvd, Cape May Point) at 7:45 a.m. and run through Cape May Point, the City of Cape May, Lower Township, Wildwood Crest, Wildwood, Stone Harbor/Avalon, Sea Isle City, finishing the day at American Legion Post 524 (4562 West Ave, Ocean City.) In total, runners will visit 81 Hero Markers located throughout Cape May County.

Twenty-eight of those Hero Markers are in Ocean City, at 16 locations. The runner arrival times are listed below. Members of the public are invited to come to the spots 15 minutes prior to the arrival time to show their appreciation.

For a complete list of the Hero Markers throughout Cape May County, please visit www.njrun.org