Approximately 130 runners, including many active and retired military, took part last Saturday in the SFC Daniel Ferguson Memorial 5K Run along Sebastian’s Riverside Drive.
Ashley Ferguson, 18, a senior at Sebastian River High School, organized the race in memory of her beloved father. He was one of three soldiers killed in the 2014 Ft. Hood, Texas, shooting, and a recipient of the Soldier’s Medal, the highest honor a soldier can receive for an act of valor in a non-combat situation.
Before the run, the SRHS NROTC Honor Guard posted the colors, the SRHS Encores led the Star Spangled Banner, and bugler Duke Scales played reveille.
A squad of soldiers from the Pt. St. Lucie Army Recruiting Station led the runners at double-time, shouting cadence all the way.
Wearing her dad’s field jacket, Ashley presented a special dog-tag to runners crossing the finish line.
The event raised $5,000 to support the non-profit K9’s for Warriors.