BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Aug. 19 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news release:
The WKU Army ROTC program will host its 16th Eric D. Yates Memorial Run/Walk on Sept. 19.
The 5K Run and 2-Mile Walk will begin at 9 a.m. at Chaney's Dairy Barn, 9191 Nashville Road. In-person registration begins at 8 a.m.
Yates, a 2008 WKU graduate from Rineyville, was killed in action Sept. 17, 2010, after an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Afghanistan. Yates served in the Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell.
Proceeds from the event benefit the 1LT Eric Yates Scholarship Fund. Registration for the run/walk is $20 in advance at https://www.r...