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The 1st LT Derek Hines Soldiers Assistance Fund is excited to return to Cashman Park for the 14th Annual Flag Day 5K road race. This 5K walk or run honors 1st LT Derek Hines and supports the fund that provides financial assistance for Massachusetts’ soldiers, and their families, who have incurred serious, career-ending, and life-altering injuries while on active duty.
Your registration includes:
• Commemorative Race Medal
• Official Event T-Shirt
Event schedule
- Fri, June 13, 2025 2:00 PM – Registration Opens
- Fri, June 13, 2025 4:00 PM – Packet Pick Up Begins
- Fri, June 13, 2025 6:00 PM – Packet Pick Up Ends
- Sat, June 14, 2025 3:30 PM – Speaking Program
- Sat, June 14, 2025 4:00 PM – Race Begins
- Sat, June 14, 2025 4:15 PM – Post Race Party Begins
- Sat, June 14, 2025 7:00 PM – Event Ends
WHY WE RUN
A 2003 graduate of the United States Military Academy, 1LT Derek S. Hines, 25, died on September 1, 2005, in Baylough, Afghanistan. His unit was conducting security operations and came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire. Even after he had been fatally shot, 1st Lieutenant Hines continued to fire at the insurgents. Derek showed that same fortitude in everything he did.
Shortly after Derek’s death, the Hines family started the 1st Lieutenant Derek Hines Soldiers Assistance Fund to carry on Derek’s legacy. The mission of The 1st Lieutenant Derek Hines Soldiers Assistance Fund is to provide financial assistance for Massachusetts’ soldiers, and their families, who have incurred serious, career ending, and life altering injuries while on active duty.
For more information on Derek and the foundation please CLICK HERE.