The WKU ROTC program is remembering a fallen comrade during a memorial event in Warren County.
First Lieutenant Eric Yates was a Hardin County native and WKU graduate who was killed in action four years ago today in Afghanistan.
Wednesday evening marks the fifth annual Eric Yates Memorial 5K Run and Walk, with all proceeds going to a scholarship fund for WKU ROTC cadets.
“This particular run, last year, supplied two different scholarships. But our goal this year is at least five scholarships for our ROTC cadets,” said Andrea Greenwood, with the WKU Department of Military Science.
Greenwood says Kathy Yates, the mother of Eric, is highly involved in the scholarship effort.
“She provides the students with background information on Eric, pictures, and different memorabilia to remember him by.”
Wednesday’s race begins at 6 p.m. at Chaney’s Dairy Barn in Bowling Green.
