PORTLAND — Dozens of runners were greeted by a crowd gathered in Monument Square about 3 p.m. today, marking the end of a 65-kilometer trek in honor of the 79 soldiers with Maine ties who have died since Sept. 11, 2001.
The fourth Run for the Fallen began about 8 this morning in Ogunquit. About 300 people ran parts of the route, which mostly followed Route 1 to South Portland, where runners crossed the Casco Bay Bridge into Portland and finished the run on Congress Street.
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Each kilometer was marked with pictures of one or two of the killed soldiers. Many families and friends cheered on the runners from the markers dedicated to solider they knew.
A lobster bake for families and friends of the soldiers was held this afternoon at Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth.
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