Travis Manion Foundation hosts 18th annual walk honoring 9/11 victims and fallen service members

A morning of remembrance on Sunday morning in Jacksonville Beach, as almost 400 people showed up to pay their respects to the thousands of lives lost on 9/11. The event served as the Travis Manion Foundation’s 18th annual “9/11 Heroes Run.”

“It’s a great time for them to kind of remember them, honor them, so it’s a very special time for our local Jacksonville community,” Nick Rueda with the Travis Manion Foundation said Sunday.

The 5k run and ruck takes place each year, the weekend after 9/11, hoping to emphasize the importance of not just commemorating the nearly 3,000 lives lost on the day, but continuing year-round…

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