Hundreds of runners took to the streets of Winchester on Sunday to honor a local hero, as the community marked 10 years since the death of former Navy Seal Glen Doherty, who was killed along with three other Americans while protecting the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya in 2012.
The race attracts runners and walkers of all ages and proceeds help fund scholarships for special operations professionals like Doherty, and their families.
Doherty’s sister Kate Quigley spoke with Boston 25′s Mark Ockerbloom this past week.
“It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years since we lost Glen,” said his sister Kate Quigley. “So many life moments for me and my family that he’s missed and he would have made so much sweeter, but this race is really a celebration and it’s the celebration of the legacy that we’ve built for him and what we’ve accomplished with this foundation in his name in the last ten years.”
“Glen was always about bringing people together, really whenever he would come to town, everybody would come out for him and the foundation has continued to do that in his name. We continue to bring people together to celebrate, honor him to remember him and to help other guys like him,” Quigley added.
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