Runners from across the nation are getting ready to lace up their sneakers on September 11th.
A kickoff event for the 9/11 Heroes Run was held at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum Thursday.
The five-kilometer run is being held in 25 cities on the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks.
Proceeds will go to the Travis Manion Foundation, which assists wounded veterans and their families.
Before being killed in combat, Manion visited Rescue One, a first-responder unit which lost nearly all of their men on September 11th.
"He came home with a 9/11 hat that they had given him, and the words on the hat said '9/11 Never Forget.' And he handed that to my husband and he said 'Dad, I want you to wear this while I'm gone.' This is why I'm fighting for our freedom," said Janet Manion, Travis' mother.
For more information, visit 911HeroesRun.com.
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