CAPE MAY POINT — In a moving tribute of remembrance, a dedicated team of military personnel, first responders and supporters from across the country will embark on a 195+-mile journey to honor every New Jersey service member who made the ultimate sacrifice in the Global War on Terror.
The 17th annual NJ Run for the Fallen is scheduld for Sept. 25-28. Each mile of the four-day journey is dedicated to an individual New Jersey hero, with the team stopping at designated Hero Markers along the route to present a flag and personalized biographical card to waiting family members, friends and comrades. This powerful act of remembrance forms a 195+ mile Memorial Trail through New Jersey.
The event begins with a Remembrance Ceremony and Dinner for NJ Gold Star Families on Sept. 24 at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum at the Cape May County Airport in the Erma section of Lower Township.
The following morning, the run starts at Sunset Beach in Cape May Point and continues through multiple towns, including Wildwood, Ocean City, Toms River, Point Pleasant, Sea Girt, Asbury Park and Long Branch. The journey concludes at the NJ Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel on National Gold Star Mother/Family Day.
Schedule
— Thursday, Sept. 25: 7 a.m. assemble at Sunset Beach, 502 Sunset Blvd. in Cape May Point. 7:35 a.m. a.m. Run Team start. Run through Cape May Point, Cape May, Lower Township, Wildwood Crest, Wildwood, Stone Harbor/Avalon, Sea Isle City and Ocean City, where the day will wrap up with a Run Team & Gold Star Family Dinner at American Legion Post 524, 4508 West Ave.
— Friday, Sept. 26: 7 a.m. start in parking lot of Point Diner at 8 MacArthur Blvd. in Somers Point. Run through Somers Point, Linwood, Northfield, Pleasantville, Absecon, Galloway Township, New Gretna, Little Egg Harbor Township, Tuckerton, Stafford and Manahawkin, where the day will wrap up at Manahawkin Elks Lodge #2340, 520 Hilliard Blvd.
Local stops Thursday
— 2:12 p.m. Landis Avenue/89th Street, Sea Isle City
— 2:29 p.m. Landis Avenue/64 Street, Sea Isle City
— 2:40 p.m. Landis Avenue/46th Street, Sea Isle City
— 2:46 p.m. JFK Boulevard at the Promenade, 2 41st St., Sea Isle City
— 3 p.m. 22nd Street/Landis Avenue, Sea Isle City
— 3:14 p.m. Taylor Avenue and South Commonwealth Avenue, at Whale Creek Marina sign, Strathmere
— 3:28 p.m. Vincent Road and Commonwealth Avenue, Strathmore
— 3:49 p.m. Corson’s Inlet State Park, Ocean Drive, Ocean City
— 4:01 p.m. 5421 West Ave, Ocean City
— 4:13 p.m. 4603 West Ave, Ocean City
— 4:25 p.m. 3802 Central Ave., Ocean City
— 4:37 p.m. 2830 Wesley Ave, Ocean City
— 4:48 p.m. 2127 West Ave, Ocean City
— 4:56 p.m. 1639 Asbury Ave. between 16th and 17th streets, Ocean City
— 5:03 p.m. boardwalk at Ocean City Fishing Pier, Ocean City
— 5:12 p.m. boardwalk adjacent to East 11th Street
— 5:17 p.m. boardwalk at Ocean City Music Pier
— 5:23 p.m. boardwalk at Fifth Street
— 5:26 p.m. Ocean City Veterans Park, Wesley Avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets
— 5:44 p.m. VFW Post 6650, 15th Street and Bay Avenue, Ocean City
— 5:58 p.m. 2551 Haven Ave., Ocean City
— 6:12 p.m. 3656 West Ave., Ocean City
— 6:19 p.m. American Legion Post 524, 4562 West Ave., Ocean City
Local stops Friday
— 7:07 a.m. Patriots Park, First Street and Bethel Road, Somers Point
— 7:17 a.m. Grace Lutheran Church, between Meyran and Dawes avenues on Shore Road, Somers Point
— 7:28 a.m. Linwood Community Church, 1838 Shore Road, Linwood
— 7:38 a.m. Shore Road and East Monroe Avenue, Linwood
— 7:49 a.m. opposite Central United Methodist Church, Shore Road, Linwood
— 7:59 a.m. Northfield City Hall, 1600 Shore Road, Northfield
