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Article: 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion participates in run for the fallen in Iraq.(Run for the Fallen on Camp Victory, Iraq to commemorate fallen soldiers)
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- Army Communicator
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- September 22, 2008
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CAMP VICTORY, Iraq (Aug. 24, 2008)--In a show of remembrance for each fallen service member in Iraq, Soldiers from the Mannheim-based 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion volunteered, coordinated and participated in the Run for the Fallen on Camp Victory, Iraq. The event on the Baghdad post marked the last day of the run held simultaneously in the United States. Both runs had the same mission: to run one mile for every American service member lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The over 4,000-mile stateside run began June 14 at a place called Painted Rocks, just outside of Fort Irwin, Calif., and ended at the Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Aug. 24. The Baghdad run ...