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Baumholder 9/11 Remembrance Run

Baumholder 9/11 Remembrance Run (USAG Rheinland-Pfalz)

On Sept. 14, 2024, the Rheinland-Pflaz MWR hosted a free five kilometer 9/11 Remembrance Run on Smith barracks in Baumholder.

The event garnered a crowd of dedicated runners, including active duty members, family members, pets and kiddos in strollers. It began with check-in at the Hall of Champions. The course looped around the base and past a water station near the mess hall.

Baumholder 9/11 Remembrance Run participants

Baumholder 9/11 Remembrance Run participants ()

Medals were given in four categories: adults, youth, runners with pets and runners with strollers.

The run was sponsored by Service Credit Union and Stars and Stripes.

Stars and Stripes at the Baumholder 9/11 Remembrance Run

Stars and Stripes at the Baumholder 9/11 Remembrance Run ()

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Kat is a travel and lifestyle writer based in Kaiserslautern, Germany with a special interest in anything theatrical, outdoorsy or ancient. She has a bachelor’s degree in geography from Penn State University and is currently in the depths of an archaeology dissertation for the University of the Highlands and Islands.

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