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Dan Healy Memorial 5K

Exeter, New Hampshire

Exeter, New Hampshire

Sun 5th November 2023

2 races

Organiser's Description

SCPO DANIEL R. HEALY
Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel R. Healy, US Navy SEAL, BUD/S Class 176, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was born on July 17, 1968 in Exeter, NH and KIA in the Hindu Kush mountains of Kunar Province, Afghanistan on June 28, 2005 during Operation Red Wings.
SCPO Healy was lost when the MH-47 helicopter he was aboard on a rescue mission was shot down whenย going to the aid of a team of four SEALs on a reconnaissance mission who were embroiled in a battle with a larger force of the Taliban.ย ย When word got back to base about their plight, their fellow SEALs went into action filling two helicopters to go to their aid.ย ย Due to his rank as a Senior Chief Petty Officer, Dan Healy did not have to go on that mission, but he insisted.ย ย Taking men off of the lead helicopter SCPO Healy told the others โ€œThose are my men and my face is going to be the first one they seeโ€.
For his actions, SCPO Healy was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star with Combat โ€œVโ€ for Valor, the Purple Heart and Afghanistan Campaign Medal.ย ย SCPO Healyโ€™s other awards include Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Good Conduct Medal (3), and the National Defense Service Medal.
MISSION OF THE DAN HEALY FOUNDATION
TO UPHOLD THE HONOR AND DEDICATION EXEMPLIFIED BYย SENIOR CHIEF HEALY IN HIS HEROIC EFFORTS BY BEING OF SERVICEย TO THE SEACOAST, NH COMMUNITY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES:
SCHOLARSHIPS-ย To area students entering the military or a trade school
VETERANS-ย Aiding Seacoast area veterans in various ways
SINGLE PARENTS-ย Offering a grant to deserving singleย parents
SHIRTS ARE ONLY GUARANTEED IF REGISTERED BY OCTOBER 1, 2023!ย 

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  • 5k Run/Walk

    Sun 5th November 2023

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  • 5k Run/Walk

    Sun 5th November 2023

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Exeter, New Hampshire

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