Runners carry red flowers during the 31st annual Gate to Gate Run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,050 runners and walkers partook in the Memorial Day Race and paid respects to the country’s fallen with red flowers at the All Wars Memorial as they ran by. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Run participants drop red flowers during the 31st annual Gate to Gate Run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,050 runners and walkers partook in the Memorial Day Race and paid respects to the country’s fallen with red flowers at the All Wars Memorial as they ran by. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Run participants drop red flowers during the 31st annual Gate to Gate Run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1050 runners and walkers partook in the Memorial Day Race and paid respects to the country’s fallen with red flowers at the All Wars Memorial as they ran by. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Runners head toward the finish line during the 31st annual Gate to Gate Run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,050 runners and walkers partook in the Memorial Day Race and paid respects to the country’s fallen with red flowers at the All Wars Memorial as they ran by. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Young runners dressed in patriotic colors sprint toward the finish line during the 31st annual Gate-to-Gate Run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,050 runners and walkers partook in the Memorial Day Race and paid respects to the country’s fallen with red flowers at the All Wars Memorial as they ran by. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Gate to Gate memorial run trophies sit ready for top finishers during the 31st annual Gate-to-Gate Run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,050 runners and walkers partook in the Memorial Day Race and paid respects to the country’s fallen with red flowers at the All Wars Memorial as they ran by. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Little boys perform sumo squats to warm up before the kid’s fun run during the 31st annual Gate to Gate Run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,050 runners and walkers partook in the Memorial Day Race and paid respects to the country’s fallen with red flowers at the All Wars Memorial as they ran by. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Brig. Gen. Christopher Azzano, 96th Test Wing commander and his wife, Jennifer, cross the finish line together during the 31st annual Gate-to-Gate Run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,050 runners and walkers partook in the Memorial Day Race and paid respects to the country’s fallen with red flowers at the All Wars Memorial as they ran by. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)
Eglin’s Honor Guard posts the colors during the 31st annual Gate to Gate Run May 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,050 runners and walkers partook in the Memorial Day Race and paid respects to the country’s fallen with red flowers at the All Wars Memorial as they ran by. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)