Events and Activities : Second Annual Flaughless 5K set for Sept. 21, at Riverside Park

The First Annual Flaughless 5K race, in honor of Vinton native Dan Flaugh, raised $10,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project.

The second annual 5K run/walk takes place Saturday, Sept. 21.

Dan Flaugh, a 2004 graduate of Vinton-Shellsburg, was a SPC E4, Calvary Scout in the United States Army and served his country on the front line as a Re-Con Scout of Bush's Surge on Baghdad, Iraq. Dan was honorably discharged from the Army in 2008. In December 2011, after struggling with PTSD and depression, Dan took his own life.

The Flaughless 5K was started by Dan's friends and family in 2012 as a memorial to Dan and a tribute to all soldiers struggling with the mental and physical damages of war. The proceeds from the Flaughless 5K benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.

More information and registration forms are available HERE.