OTHER VOICES
HeroesRun
This year’s Annapolis 9/11 Heroes Run looks very different from previous ones, where hundreds of runners, walkers, Gold Star families and volunteers have gathered at NavyMarine-CorpsMemorial Stadium to honor our fallen heroes.
For the safety and well-being of our participants, the 2020 Run is being held virtually but the community spirit of the annual event remains strong.
This year we will commemorate 2004 Naval Academy graduate Lt. (SEAL) Brendan Looney on the 10th Anniversary of his KIA date, and pay tribute to all front line workers who have been protecting our communities from the spread of COVID-19.
OnSept. 21, 2010, just 10 days prior to his expected return to the United States, Looney’s SEALs team helicopter went down in the mountains of Afghanistan on his 59th mission. Brendanwas one of nine U.S. troops killed in the Black Hawk helicopter crash. TheNavyMen’s Lacrosse Team participates in the Annapolis 9/11 Heroes Run each year in honor of their former starting player.
While we may not be able to gather together as one and run side-by-side this year, we encourage you, the Annapolis community, to sign up to run, walk, or ruck on your own. The official Run started Sunday, but you choose your course route/ location, day/time, and you have until Nov. 1 to complete your very own Annapolis 9/11Heroes Run.
It is more important than ever to come together, albeit in a differentway this year, to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our nation and appreciate those who keep us safe every day. Join us by registering at: 911heroesrun.org/Annapolis.
NATANYA LEVIOFF
Race Director
TravisManion Foundation
Annapolis 9/11Heroes Run
Annapolis
Brian Carroll
So, columnist Brian Griffiths would have us vote for Brian Carroll for president (The Capital, Sept. 18). His reason is that Carroll “subscribes to the ‘whole life perspective,’ meaning respect for all aspects of life. This is particularly true of his support for protecting the dignity of every life from conception to natural death, which is the most important issue of his frommy perspective.
Like every other anti-choice screed I have read in the past 50 years, Griffiths’ piece contains not a single word acknowledging that the woman necessarily involved in any abortion decision is a human life worthy of dignity and preservation. Never mind that, if she was born or naturalized in the United States, she is a citizen with legal rights, to whom the Fourteenth Amendment of our nation’s Constitution guarantees equal protection of the laws.
Griffiths claims that his candidate is “100% pro-life from top to bottom.” I suppose that sounds better than “100% pro-life unless you’re pregnant.” GORDONCASH
Annapolis
Protests and baseball
Three items youmay find interesting:
1. In the picture of non-mask folks demanding kids go to person-to-person school raises the question, “What other dangers are they in favor of?” (The Capital, Sept. 9)
2. Baseball without fans is interesting and, in some cases, rewarding without the occasional foul mouth. But I do miss the dogs, peanuts, and Natty Boh. A plus, though, are the former pitchers who comment on strategy and anticipate pitch patterns. Its almost like sitting next to and listening to (the late) Ed Casey, former executive editor of The Capital with a sports writer background.
3. As for the baseball days, at the timewe didn’t quite realize how lucky we were to see and chat with the team members at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore and the thrill of opening day at Camden Yards and the subsequent major thrill i.e.seeing and photographing Cal Ripkin on his historic night hitting a home run.
DAVEALAND
Annapolis