AJ Arnett 5K Honor Run
Where: Concordia Lutheran High School, Saint Joe River Drive, Fort Wayne, IN, United States
When:
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Who:
Mitch Harper (RD@VeepRaces.com)
On May 20th, celebrate Armed Forces Day and commemorate the 101st Anniversary of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) by running the AJ Arnett 5K Honor Run.
Online registration is now open for 2017 here. There will also be ’MORNING OF’ REGISTRATION starting at approximately 7:15 am at the CLHS campus. Fees are $28 for individual and $25 for family discount. There is also a discount for military service.
NEW for 2017: Early packet pickup at the Indiana Army National Guard Armory on Cook Road on Thursday May 18th from 5 to 8.
SPC AJ Arnett is a 2004 Concordia graduate and a US Army veteran of the Iraq War. A.J. deployed to Iraq with the 3rd Infantry Division in January 2005. On July 13, while on patrol in Baghdad, A.J. was seriously wounded in a car bomb attack that resulted in the death of one soldier and seriously wounding another soldier in his squad.