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Shannon Cleary, center, kisses her mother, Marianne Cleary, Aug. 24, 2008, during the last few moments of "Run for the Fallen," a memorial run in memory of Cleary's brother, Army 1st Lt. Michael Cleary. Jack Flanagan, Marianne Cleary’s grandson, also participated in the last day of the living memorial that began June 14, outside the gates of Fort Irwin, Calif., and covered more than 4,000 miles in honor of fallen Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans.

Shannon Cleary, center, kisses her mother, Marianne Cleary, Aug. 24, 2008, during the last few moments of "Run for the Fallen," a memorial run in memory of Cleary's brother, Army 1st Lt. Michael Cleary. Jack Flanagan, Marianne Cleary’s grandson, also participated in the last day of the living memorial that began June 14, outside the gates of Fort Irwin, Calif., and covered more than 4,000 miles in honor of fallen Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans.

Shannon Cleary, center, kisses her mother, Marianne Cleary, Aug. 24, 2008, during the last few moments of "Run for the Fallen," a memorial run in memory of Cleary's brother, Army 1st Lt. Michael Cleary. Jack Flanagan, Marianne Cleary’s grandson, also participated in the last day of the living memorial that began June 14, outside the gates of Fort Irwin, Calif., and covered more than 4,000 miles in honor of fallen Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans.

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