Western Kentucky University ROTC To Host Eric D. Yates Memorial Run On September 15

Paducah KY

25 August, 2021

7:34 AM

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Press release from Western Kentucky University: August 24, 2021 The WKU Army ROTC program will host its 11th Eric D. Yates Memorial Run on Sept. 15. WKU Army ROTC program Yates, a 2008 WKU graduate from Rineyville, was killed in action Sept. 17, 2010, after an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Afghanistan. Yates served in the Army's 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell. Proceeds from the event benefit the 1LT Eric Yates Memorial Scholarship Fund. Registration for the run/walk is $20 in advance at www.wku.edu/rotc or $25 at the event. On-site registration will begin at 5 p.m. Sept. 15. Advance registration includes an event T-shirt. For information, contact WKU ROTC at (270) 745-4293 or visit www.wku.edu/rotc. This press release was produced by Western Kentucky University. The views expressed here are the author's own.