SUICIDE – March 27, 2018
Craig W. Herman was your quintessential corn-fed Nebraska boy with a personality as big as himself. During his senior year before graduation, Craig accepted a scholarship to play football at the university of Sioux Falls, SD. He soon realized after a few years playing college ball […]
Combat Injuries – December 1, 2008
Captain Robert Yllescas was an Army Ranger. He was in his third tour, two in Iraq followed by a tour in Afghanistan. A bridge was detonated as he was crossing it on Oct 28, 2008. He lost both legs and had many injuries. He […]
Agent Orange – February 26, 2011
Gary Donald Meredith was a teletype repairman in the Navy. He joined the Navy to see the world and loved it. His favorite place to go was the Philippines. What got him into trouble was his ship got into port a week early after […]
“I first heard about the Big Red Challenge through Lynn Bartak when I was working at the UPS Store several years ago, and he stopped by to ship the Shield. As my boss and I worked on preparing the shipment, we inquired about the Shield, and Lynn started talking about how they had just completed […]
“I look forward to the Big Red Challenge each year as it reminds me of my ability to overcome obstacles both mentally and physically, alongside being able to honor and support those men and women of service who sacrifice so much for us.
My first year competing I was on the tail […]
“We run as a group. We run as lifelong friends who grew up together. We run as veterans, families of veterans, families of law enforcement, first responders, and civil servants. We run because we are mean to our friends that don’t want to run and we peer pressure them into it. We run […]
