Florida “Run for the Fallen” will pass through Suwannee County Feb. 11

Laura Young reporter3.riverbendnews@gmail.com On Friday, Feb. 9, a team of more than 20 marathon-trained athletes will embark on a 176-mile, three-day journey from Tallahassee to Jacksonville to honor every service member with ties to Florida who lost their lives since the bombing of the USS COLE in 2000, which marks the beginning of the Global War on Terror (GWOT). The Fourth Annual Florida “Run for the Fallen” will start in Leon County at 7 a.m. on Friday morning at the Florida Vietnam Veterans Memorial, located at 463-489 S. Monroe St., in Tallahassee. From there, relay runners will stop at each Hero Marker spaced approximately one mile apart along the way to Jacksonville. When the