ROTC cadets will lead runners throughout campus and the city of Oxford in memory of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Photo by Robert Jordan/Ole Miss Communications
This Sunday marks the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, and the University of Mississippi ROTC program will honor that day’s victims with a commemorative run Friday (Sept. 9).
This is the fourth annual run for Ole Miss ROTC students, and community members are invited to participate.
The run begins at 6 a.m. at the Lyceum and will be led by cadets following a cannon blast. In this noncompetitive event, runners follow cadets down University Avenue, around the Oxford Square and back to campus with a finish at the Grove stage.
Athletics Director Ross Bjork and Lt. Col. Scott Walton, UM professor of military science, will provide brief remarks at the end of the run.
“This commemorative run honors the victims, the first responders and our service members and their families who put our safety and well-being ahead of their own personal needs and continue to protect today,” Walton said.
Last year, about 200 cadets and midshipmen from the Army, Navy and Air Force and 500 noncadets participated in the event.
Registration is not required. Participants are asked to be at the Lyceum shortly before 6 a.m. ready to run.
