The Marine Corps Marathon
The Allied Forces Foundation, Inc. is heavily involved in supporting joint fit and wounded teams in the annual Marine Corps Marathon. Shown here in 2010 (from bottom left, clockwise) are teams from The Parachute Regiment, four Danish regiments and 3 Rifles. Look for our further involvement as we build our support.
The Allied Forces Foundation, Inc. was well represented in the 35th and 36th Marine Corps Marathons in 2010 and 2011, fielding a growing number of fit and wounded runners.
The directors of the Allied Forces Foundation, Inc. have determined that the slogan CARRY A COMRADE will be adopted as a marketing and fundraising brand to carry forward a number of initiatives for the Foundation from 2012 onwards.
Specifically, the AFF will be using this brand to increase awareness and support of its efforts in bringing combined fit and wounded teams together in significant marathon and other sporting events.
CARRY A COMRADE will also be developing its own Facebook page at www.facebook.com/carryacomrade
For more information about CARRY A COMRADE, the Allied Forces Foundation, Inc., and to learn of ways to support us or to volunteer or assist our aims in any way, please write to info@alliedforcesfoundation.org. Thank you.
See details of joint fit and wounded teams who took part in 2010 and 2011 from The Parachute Regiment and Third Battalion, The Rifles, 11th Bn REME, British Army, of the several entrants from regiments in coalition partner Denmark, and also our own Team SIDEXSIDE.
The Allied Forces Foundation, Inc. works together with partners Team Azalea Charities (see below).
See video footage from the 2010 MCM here (mostly in Danish) sourced from www.forsvarskanalen.dk. Executive Director Steve Cain of the AFF is interviewed, and the camera work gives a real feel for the event.
2011 was also the second "Ross Austen Invitational". Below, please find information about the Allied Forces Foundation, Inc.'s involvement in the 2011 event. It's never too late to support thisannual cause.
Click here to download this informational flyer in higher quality PDF format. You may also go directly to an informational page for 2011 at Azalea's site here or by clicking on their logo below..
Team Azalea Charities, Run for Wounded Warriors
Annually, join Team Azalea Charities’ runners, walkers, cyclist, triathletes, etc. dedicate their physical endeavors to ‘Aid for Wounded Warriors’, a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit project, benefiting U.S. warriors and teamed with the Allied Forces Foundation supporting wounded from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and other nations who are serving 'Side by Side' with our U.S. service personnel wounded in action while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Allied Forces Foundation, Inc. supports the letter and the spirit of the Azalea Charities statement of long term commitment to American wounded and their families. We quote: " We will not abandon them. We will not forget them. They are (all) our heroes and we shall stand by them in their suffering, pray for them in our private moments and provide for them to the utmost of our ability."
AFF teams taking part in the MCM raise funds for their American comrades, and you can help by making a donation. Our donation page on this site is always open.
Thank you! You help means much to many.
Read more about Team Azalea's cooperation with the AFF. The Marine Corps Marathon official site is here.