The FORGOTTEN WARRIOR RUN was first held on Labor Day weekend 2006 by Dago Chapter for the purpose of awarding a Commemorative POW/MIA FLAG to the families of the SAN DIEGO 22.
The Commemorative POW/MIA FLAG bears the Name, Branch of Service, Date of Missing, and Location of Missing for each of the 22 San Diego Hero’s.
WE WILL NEVER FORGET!!!
The very First FORGOTTEN WARRIOR RUN was held in honor of PFC Thomas F. Green of Ramona, California. His parents accepted the flag. An article covering this event was published in a local newspaper, The North County Times.
The Second FORGOTTEN WARRIOR RUN was held on Veteran’s Day weekend, 2006 in honor of SP4 John. H. Hoeffs of Oceanside, California. The Army and Navy Academy in Carlsbad, CA accepted the flag, where it flew until we located his brother in New Jersey, a PONY EXPRESS RUN was formed and the flag was transported to his brother, Russ Hoeffs, in Midland, New Jersey on November 10, 2007, where it now Fly’s at the Court.
(The PONY EXPRESS RUN is a relay of the POW/MIA Flag across our Nation by Brothers of each State handing it off to the Brother in the next State. This is relayed state to state until the POW/MIA Flag reaches the city where the Hero’s family now lives and the local Chapter of our Club presents the Flag to the Family of our Lost Brother.)
The Third PONY EXPRESS RUN event was launched at the Pala Run on 18 Aug, 2007 in honor of LTJG Micahel Zerbe of Julian. This flag was delivered to Michael’s son in Ocala, FL.
The Forth FORGOTTEN WARRIOR RUN was held on November 17, 2007, Veteran’s Day in honor to LCpl Dennis R. Christie and another unit member, Michael W. Havranek.
The Fifth FORGOTTEN WARRIOR RUN was held September 20, 2008 at Mount Soledad Memorial, in honor to the ONLY POW on the 22 list. LCDR Marvin B.C. Wiles Jr. The Commemorative Flag was presented to his wife Donna and son Chris, and Marvin’s brother Steven.
The Sixth PONY EXPRESS RUN will depart in October for COL Gary Gene Wright who is from San Diego. It will be presented to his son Gary Gene Wright Jr. who lives in Jacksonville, Fl.
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