5/29/2012 - Runners cross the starting line beginning the Gate-to-Gate run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,600 people ran in the annual Memorial Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
5/29/2012 - Runners stride up the steep hill toward the finish line at the Gate-to-Gate run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,600 people ran in the annual Memorial Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
5/29/2012 - Jeremy Anderson watches as runners sprint for the finish line at the Gate-to-Gate run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,600 people ran in the annual Memorial Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
5/29/2012 - Robert Lamott, of the Air Force Research Lab, climbs the last hill approaching the finish line of the Gate-to-Gate run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,600 people ran in the annual Memorial Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
5/29/2012 - A runner accepts a flag from a volunteer after completing the Gate-to-Gate run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,600 people ran in the annual Memorial Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
5/29/2012 - Matt Davis takes off from the starting line of the Gate-to-Gate run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,600 people ran in the annual Memorial Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
5/29/2012 - Miguel Howe makes his way up the final hill approaching the finish line of the Gate-to-Gate run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,600 people ran in the annual Memorial Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
5/29/2012 - Margaret Bartlett, age 83, walks down Eglin Boulevard during the Gate-to-Gate run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,600 people ran in the annual Memorial Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
5/29/2012 - Runners and walkers spread out across Eglin Boulevard during the Gate-to-Gate run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,600 people ran in the annual Memorial Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
5/29/2012 - Maj. Gen. Kenneth Merchant, the Air Armament Center commander, pumps up the crowd prior to the Gate-to-Gate run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,600 people ran in the annual Memorial Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
5/29/2012 - Runners pay their respects as they pass by the All Wars Memorial during the Gate-to-Gate run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,600 people ran in the annual Memorial Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
5/29/2012 - Ronald Morrell, of Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Det. 2, and other runners listen to the national anthem prior to the Gate-to-Gate run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,600 people ran in the annual Memorial Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
5/29/2012 - Runners pay their respects as they pass by the All Wars Memorial during the Gate-to-Gate run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,600 people ran in the annual Memorial Day event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
