This is such a moving way to honor the troops. ❤️
. “This, doing this for the soldiers and Gold Star Families, is what motivates me.”Conley has long thought of ways to honor his fellow service members after serving himself from 1988–96 in the U.S. Army. Inspiration first struck during the 2018While Conley’s wife, Donna, participated in the run, he followed along in a car, experiencing the entire trip as a spectator.
Running was ideal for various reasons. He could raise money, he could run half marathons for or with Gold Star Families and give his medal to them, and he could host a race, which he did this summer with Kentucky’s first ever cross-state Run for the Fallen. He thought about it on his weekly runs. Then in October, he went to one of his favorite trails for what he thought would be just another run.
A couple miles later, at the halfway point of his run, he saw a similar tree split at the base. That’s when the idea for a Fallen Heroes Memorial dawned on him. Conley’s story“I went to Consumers Mall [a local store] and bought 100 plastic soldiers,” he said. “On the bottom of each, I write the name of a soldier and their date of death. That way, when people come across the tree, they’ll see the names and know not to mess with it—and think about our troops who serve and died for this country.
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