Staff Report This Saturday at 8 a.m., people of all ages and from all walks of life will gather at Veteran’s Park, just north of the Municipal Building in Seminole, and embark on a 5k run.

Runs and walks may seem commonplace these days, but this one is extra special for Krysten Isenhower and many other folks from the Seminole area.

It’s extra special because the eighth annual run is in memory of a young war hero. That hero just happens to be Krysten’s brother, Bret.

Sgt. Bret D. Isenhower, a 2003 graduate of Seminole High School, joined the National Guard in 2006.

He was killed on Sept. 9, 2011 when his unit came under attack by a small, armed force in Zurmat, Afghanistan, in an eastern province close to Taliban strongholds in western Pakistan.

“My brother was the greatest man that I’ve ever known,” Krysten said. “Putting this race on in his memory shows that by the amount of people who come to run and remember his sacrifice,” she added.

Krysten said she remembers her brother as being selfless, and the race is her way of honoring the legacy Bret left behind.

“He always put others before himself. He loved his country, family, and friends. Coordinating this race is a way for me to give back to him, to ensure his legacy lives on, and to impact the lives of all those who run,” she stated.

When he was not serving in the U.S. Army on Operations Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, Bret was a firefighter with the Seminole Fire Department and a dispatcher at the 911 Center.

The race not only honors the memory of her brother, but also raises grant money for area students. All proceeds will go to the Sgt. Bret D. Isenhower Memorial Scholarship Fund to reward a deserving senior each year.

More information, including a registration link, may be found at www.facebook.com/bretisen5k.