Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey McCartney, battalion commander of Houston Recruiting Battalion, runs across the finish line at the Watermelon Run for the Fallen in Hempstead, Texas, Aug. 15, 2015. The Watermelon Run for the Fallen is an annual 5K run that started in 2008 in Ft. Irwin, Calif., commemorating service members who have fallen while serving their country in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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