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Fallen Soldiers 5K Run/Walk
Thank you for joining us for the 2024 Fallen Soldiers 5K! Check back soon for information about the 2025 event.
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About
Each year, Western Illinois University hosts the Fallen Soldiers 5K to raise money for the WIU Fallen Soldiers Scholarship Fund, which supports veterans and service members currently enrolled at Western. Before the race, a special program is held to honor our Fallen Soldiers for whom the scholarship was established and recognize the current scholarship recipients. This race typically brings in 400 - 500 participants to WIU's campus that come together to support this wonderful cause.
Can't attend this year's event? Consider donating directly to the Fallen Soldiers Scholarship Fund.
Contact
Fallen Soldiers 5K Committee | fallensoldiers5k@wiu.edu
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Sponsors
Thank you to our 2024 sponsors!
- Finish Line Sponsors: Jackie & Dave Thompson
- Packet Sponsor: Pella Corporation Macomb
- Shirt Sponsor: WIU Foundation
- Bib Sponsor: ShaZam Racing
- Race Route Sponsors: Dr. Jared Reed and the Pirog Family
- Trophy Partner: Engraving by Lin
- Finish Line Fuel Partner: Hy-Vee Macomb
- Water Partner: Refreshment Services Pepsi
Fallen Soldiers
The event is designed as a fundraiser for the Fallen Soldier's Scholarship Fund in honor of two WIU alumni who were killed in the line of duty. Capt. Derek Dobogai and Lt. Col. Robert Baldwin.
Dobogai, who graduated from Western in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in law enforcement and justice administration, was among the 14 U.S. soldiers aboard a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed Aug. 22, 2007 in northern Iraq.
Baldwin, who earned a bachelor's degree in industrial technology from WIU in 1993, was killed Sept. 21, 2010 when his Blackhawk UH-60 helicopter carrying Navy SEALs crashed during combat operations in the Zabul province of Afghanistan.
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