“I know if I didn’t do this, who would? Especially as a female, I was inspired to do this for my brothers and sisters.”
“I live by the mantra, ‘If not me, then who?’” Hernandez said.
In addition to just completing the run, Hernandez planned to carry a different flag with her for every mile she ran. Each had the name of a veteran who was battling PTSD or who had lost their battle to PTSD. Upon completing that mile with the flag, Hernandez, and the various pacers she had for her run, would plant the flag in the ground.If the veteran was alive and able to join them on the run, they were saluted and Hernandez would say, “Fellow brother or sister, we are not alone.
“The run was very painful and hard,” she said. “What kept me going was having those flags. When my mind or my body told me I couldn’t do this, I would just look at the flag and say I need to do it for these guys.”will take you through everything you need to know to get started, step by step]Hernandez started her run on December 27 with many joining her, including her husband, Jairo Cruz, also a Marine. Her sister shared Hernandez’s efforts on social media and also Hernandez’s phone number.
Though she initially planned for three days, Hernandez broke the trek into four, 50-mile days and completed her run on New Year’s Eve Day.
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