Twenty-one days. Three thousand names. One story told mile by mile, day by day, with photos, film, runner reflections, and the voices of the veterans we carry.
Starting June 14, 2026, we publish a dispatch every day of the relay. Each dispatch captures one day on the road — the terrain, the towns, the runners who carried the flag, and the veterans whose names traveled with them.
Dispatches include original photography, short-form documentary video, runner reflections recorded at mile markers, and veteran tribute segments produced by our media team. Think of it as a 21-chapter book written in real time across the country.
Subscribe below to receive each dispatch the morning after it happens — or check back here daily during the relay for the full archive.
June 14, 2026 · San Francisco, CA
At dawn on Flag Day, the first runner lifts the flag at the Golden Gate Bridge and begins the 3,200-mile journey east. A city turns out to watch.
June 24, 2026 · Denver, CO
The flag crests the Continental Divide as the relay reaches its midpoint. Runners swap legs at altitude, and a Marine veteran from Pueblo shares the story of the name on his mile.
July 4, 2026 · Washington, D.C.
Independence Day. America turns 250. The final runner carries the flag down the National Mall as 3,000 names scroll on the screen and the nation watches.
Original photos from the road — landscapes, runners in motion, communities along the route.
Short documentary segments captured by our embedded media crew, published same-day.
First-person audio and written reflections from runners recorded at mile markers.
The names carried that day, the people who nominated them, and why they matter.
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