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Airmen represent Gold Star families in ruck march

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Airmen run to the finish line during the 12th Annual Gold Star Ruck March on Joint Base MDL, New Jersey, Oct. 6, 2018. Participants pushed themselves on the last stretch towards the finish line of the three mile ruck march that honored fallen service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Ariel Owings)

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Airmen represent Gold Star families in ruck march

A Gold Star Families for Peace member give-thanks to cadets with Temple University’s Red Diamond Battalion Army ROTC for representing her son during the 12th Annual Gold Star Ruck March on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 6, 2018. The ruck march is an event that honors fallen service members. In teams of four, Joint Base MDL community members represented a family of a fallen military member. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Ariel Owings)

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Airmen represent Gold Star families in ruck march

Paul Reuter, a Gold Star Families for Peace member and retired U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, carried the Gold Star flag across the finish line during the 12th Annual Gold Star Ruck March on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 6, 2018. Reuter was asked to carry the flag representing all fallen service members due to his prior service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Ariel Owings)

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Airmen represent Gold Star families in ruck march

Military members cross the finish line during the 12th Annual Gold Star Ruck March on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 6, 2018. Joint Base MDL community members represented families of fallen service members in teams of four with 30-pound bags strapped to their backs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Ariel Owings)

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Airmen represent Gold Star families in ruck march

Military members cross the finish line during the 12th Annual Gold Star Ruck March on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 6, 2018. Joint Base MDL community members represented families of fallen service members in teams of four with 30-pound bags strapped to their backs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Ariel Owings)

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Airmen represent Gold Star families in ruck march

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community members ruck during the 12th Annual Gold Star Ruck March on Joint Base MDL, New Jersey, Oct. 6, 2018. Gold Star Families for Peace was founded in 2005 by those who lost family members in the most recent war in Iraq, which gave them the right to display a Gold Star. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Ariel Owings)

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Airmen represent Gold Star families in ruck march

Members of Gold Star Families for Peace watch a video during the 12th Annual Gold Star Ruck March on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 6, 2018. Gold Star Families for Peace give families of military members who lost their lives during service the opportunity come together and celebrate their loved ones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Ariel Owings)

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Airmen represent Gold Star families in ruck march

U.S. Air Force Col. Ryan Marshall, 621st Contingency Response Wing commander, smiles during the 12th Annual Gold Star Ruck March on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 6, 2018. Joint Base MDL community members participated in the ruck march to honor the families who have lost loved ones who served. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Ariel Owings)

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Airmen represent Gold Star families in ruck march

Cadets with Temple University’s Red Diamond Battalion Army ROTC talk amongst each other before the 12th Annual Gold Star Ruck March on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Oct. 6, 2018. The cadets volunteered to represent one of the families from Gold Star Families for Peace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Ariel Owings)

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Airmen represent Gold Star families in ruck march

Published Oct. 19, 2018
By Airman First Class Ariel Owings
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Airmen run to the finish line during the 12th Annual Gold Star Ruck March on Joint Base MDL, New Jersey, Oct. 6, 2018. Participants pushed themselves on the last stretch towards the finish line of the three mile ruck march that honored fallen service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Ariel Owings)