Palmetto Boys State Launches “Run to Remember” 5k
June fundraiser to honor Boys State staff member killed while
serving his country
Friends of Palmetto Boys State (FOBS) will conduct the
inaugural “Run to Remember: CPT David Hortman 5k run/walk” on June 9th
in conjunction with the annual Palmetto Boys State week at Anderson University.
The run will give participants from across
the state an opportunity to join with South Carolina’s emerging young leaders
in an event that will raise scholarship funds for young people and honor a
fallen PBS staff member who was killed this past year in while serving his
country.
Palmetto
Boys State Staff member US Army Captain David Hortman was a native of
Spartanburg, SC. He attended Palmetto Boys State in 1998, and
graduated from Byrnes High School in 1999. He was a 2004 graduate of
the United States Military Academy at West Point.
A highly decorated and gifted Army aviator
with three deployments, Capt. Hortman and fellow aviator Chief Warrant Officer
3 Steven Redd were killed on August 8th, 2011 when their helicopter crashed
while conducting a training mission at Ft. Benning, Georgia. Both
were attached to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
(SOAR) at Ft. Campbell, KY. Capt. Hortman was buried at Arlington National
Cemetery with full military honors.
Palmetto Boys State Staff Secretary
Treasurer Rev. Sinclair Lewis recently recalled David's years with the program
and said, "I will remember the depths of his commitment. Whatever he committed
himself to - he gave his all. I am very grateful that Boys State was one of
David's commitments."
The run will take place beginning at
7:30am on the athletic campus of Anderson University. The 5K event proceeds
will benefit FOBS, which provides scholarships for rising seniors in high
school to attend Palmetto Boys State, which is held on the Anderson campus. FOBS
is a 501c3 organization. The event website can be found at www.davesrun.com
or visit www.fobs.palmettoboysstate.com for information on Friends of Boys
State.
Anderson University is a selective comprehensive university offering
bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees on campus and online. Anderson is ranked in the Top Tier of US
News and World Report’s America’s Best Colleges and is on that
publication’s list of the 46 “Up & Coming” universities in America. It is also ranked as one of America’s “100
Best College Buys.”
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