Rob Wills

Rob is running from Santa Monica to New York. See below for the details... this is awesome, we are so proud of you Rob!!!

Below is a short synopsis of the “Tour Of Duty”. Our website www.tourofdutyrun.com has more information, including the route we will be running. John Melia and myself are participating in this once in a lifetime event. Check out our bio’s by first clicking “People” on the top banner of cover page, then under “American Runners” section, click “read more” and you will see a link for our bio’s.



The “Tour of Duty” is a continuous relay run across America by fifteen pairs of firefighters, police officers and military personnel from Australia and the United States. Each pair of runners will run in shifts during the 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 31 day event, splitting the 4,500 mile course between them. The purpose of this event is to pay tribute to the 2,973 victims, including 411 emergency service workers, who died in the collapse of the World Trade Center; to honor all victims of September 11, 2001; and to raise funds to be contributed to charitable organizations which include: National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund; Fallen Firefighters Memorial Fund; Wounded Warriors Fund; National 9/11 Memorial Fund and the 9/11 Tribute Center. The run will show unity among an international team of emergency service and military personnel. The Tour of Duty is a 31-day run starting on August 12, 2010, in Los Angeles and ending on September 11, 2010, in New York City. Along the route, the run will pause for events in Las Vegas, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Washington DC and New York City. Additional stops will be made to pay honor at the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville, Pa., Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Md., National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, DC and the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.