Run To Remember
5K Beach Run or 1 Mile Walk to Honor Those Who Have Served Our Country
We look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday, May 26, 2024.
**PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE:
1st and Olde New Jersey Avenue
North Wildwood, NJ US 08260
Run to Remember: Patrick Corcoran and the 74 Lost Sailors All Proceeds Benefit Our Veterans
About
Back on June 3, 1969 the USS Frank E. Evans collided with the USS Melbourne during War Games in the South China Sea. A large portion of the USS Frank E. Evans sunk in less than two minutes, killing 74 men. The bodies of those 74 men never returned home and remain at the bottom of the South China Sea.
Prior to the War Game exercise, the Frank E. Evans was shelling DeNang. They ran low on ammunition and went to Subic Bay to load up with more ammunition. After getting the ship loaded with more ammunition they were called to perform military games which is where the accident occurred.
Today, those 74 men who sacrificed their lives do not have their names on the wall in Washington. Our government continues to say they were not in the war zone at the time of the accident, which they weren’t. However, there are other names on the wall where those serving were not in the war zone.
To honor those men from the USS Frank E. Evans and all other veterans who have protected our boarders, we will honor those males and females by running on Sunday, May 27th.
All proceeds from this fundraising run will be donated to help our veterans!
Help a Veteran
23 Veterans commit suicide a day. Almost one an hour. That is approximately 8,188 veterans a year that commit suicide.
2.1 million Veterans received mental health treatment from 2006-2010.
39, 471 Veterans are homeless on any given night.
Run Details
Date: May 26, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Registration:
7:30
**Location: 1st and Olde New Jersey Avenue North Wildwood, NJ US 08260**
Cost: $30 Day Of: $35
Frank E Evans Website
On June 3, 1969 the USS Frank E. Evans (DD 754) collided with the Australian Aircraft Carrier HMAS Melbourne (R21) and was cut in half. The forward section of USS Frank E. Evans (DD 754) sank in 1100 fathoms of water within two minutes. Seventy-four lives were lost. USS Frank E. Evans (DD 754) was struck from the Navy Register in 1969.
