In an apolitical reflection of Remembrance, a Military Team will come together every September to embark on a 5 Day, 225+ mile journey to Honor every New Jersey service member who died during the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Each mile is dedicated to an individual NJ Hero and their Family, and the Run Team will stop at each Hero Marker (each mile) to Honor and Remember to waiting Family Members, Friends, and Comrades with the goal of creating a 225+ Mile Memorial Trail through the State of New Jersey.
DEC 4, 1983
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DEC 4, 2007
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DEC 5, 2016
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DEC 12, 1971
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A Litany of Remembrance
In the rising of the sun and in its going down, We remember them. In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter, We remember them. In the opening of buds and in the rebirth of spring, We remember them. In the blueness of the sky and in the warmth of summer, We remember them. In the rustling of leaves and in the beauty of autumn, We remember them. In the beginning of the year and when it ends, We remember them. When we are weary and in need of strength, We remember them. When we are lost and sick at heart, We remember them. When we have joys we yearn to share, We remember them. So long as we live, they too shall live, for they are now a part of us, As we remember them. 
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Click below to view each individual 2024 Run Day including Hero Marker Day list, the full Route Directions, a Route Map and Info.
Note that the individual 2025 Run Day information will be published here in Spring, 2025.  Sunset Beach
When is the 2025 Run?
The 17th Annual Run will start in Cape May on Wed, September 24, 2025 when Gold Star Families and the Run Team will come together for our "Remember" Ceremony and Dinner. Our Team will commence the Run on the following morning, Thursday 25th, at Sunset Beach, and will then run for four days and finish with the closing ceremony at the Gold Star Family Memorial on the grounds of the NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial at Holmdel, NJ, on Sunday, September 28th, 2025. 
2025 Run ~ Our Mission....
In an apolitical reflection of remembrance, a team of military members from Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst and other locations across the US will come together to embark on a 225+ mile journey to honor every New Jersey service member who died during the period of the Global War on Terror (GWOT). Each mile is dedicated to an individual NJ Hero and their family, and the run team will stop at each Hero Marker (each mile) to make a presentation to waiting family members, friends, and comrades with the goal of creating a 225+ mile Memorial Trail through New Jersey. 
What is a Hero Marker?
Each mile of the Run is dedicated to one of our NJ Fallen and the endpoint of that mile is marked by a distinctive Hero Marker which is placed in a prominent position and also painted on the road thus acting as the "gathering point" for that Hero's Family, Friends and comrades. Our Run Team will stop and make a presentation at every Hero Marker throughout the 4 days of the Run. Full details, listings and maps will be published here in the spring of 2025...  Click picture to enlarge.
Where is the NJ Gold Star Family Monument?
In early 2011 the NJ Run For The Fallen presented a plan to the Trustees of the NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation to establish a Gold Star Family Monument. Following a series of meetings in 2013 the Trustees of the NJ Run For The Fallen formed a committee to design, fund and build a monument to honor and remember the sacrifices of those families who have lost a loved one in defense of our Nation. The monument to be located on the grounds of the NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Holmdel, NJ. The Monument was Dedicated on September, 2015. |
Diamond Sponsors
Tom Sherwood Family (on left) donates $10,000 to Tony Meade - VP & Treasurer for NJRFTF.
Platinum Sponsors
Platinum Sponsor,
Morvay-Miley Post 524,
Ocean City, NJ.
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