Volunteers needed for annual flag planting event
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — For 16 years, Terre Haute residents have placed flags to honor fallen soldiers and this year they need your help to keep the tradition going.
The event is called Run for the Fallen.
The annual tradition calls for volunteers to place a total of 7,000 American flags in the ground at ISU Memorial Stadium to honor those who died in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Event Coordinator Olivia Goulding said they will be out there, rain or shine, as the memory of a fallen soldier should last well after they pass.
'They say that when a soldier passes, he actually passes twice, once when he dies and a second time when his name is said for the last time', Goulding said. 'The purpose of this event is to always remember. The phrase gone but not forgotten hopefully rings true with this event.'
If you would like to help with Run for the Fallen, volunteers are welcome to go to ISU Memorial Stadium on May 20th at 5 p.m.
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