image captionThousands of people have taken part in the Tripler Fisher House Hero and Remembrance Run, Walk or Roll on 7 September in Hawaii, USA. Boots lined the route in Pearl Harbor to honour military personnel who have died since 9/11.
image captionThe Bronze Boots represent the military unit that had the most participation. The 3BSTB Bayonets, U.S. Army earned them this year.
image captionTheresa Johnson, whose husband Leon is serving in Fort Hood, Texas, runs the Tripler Fisher House in Hawaii. She came up with the idea of the boot-lined run last year after her friend's child was killed while serving in the military.
image captionTheresa said she wanted to bring the names and faces back of all those who have died since 9/11, instead of just referring to numbers.
image captionThe aim of the run is to raise awareness, and is open to everyone - of any age.
image captionEvery boot has a story. Relatives and friends added their own personal touches to some of the boots en route.
image captionThis year around 7,000 people took part in the event, around 2,000 more than last year.
image captionSome of the participants wanted to make the run a little more challenging than expected. At one point there was some rain, which was described as a "liquid blessing" by the race organiser.
image captionAdmiral Cecil D Haney, Commander of the US Pacific Fleet and Theresa Johnson, the race organiser, proudly wore Fisher House Hero and Remembrance T-shirts. Theresa told the BBC after the race, "I'm already thinking about next year and what we can do to make it better."
image captionPrior to the race, there was a sea of boots to be placed evenly along the 8km route.
image captionOne runner takes a moment with a boot.
image captionMany people were running in memory of loved ones.
image caption"People in the community have reached out. If you share passion and a story with someone, they will get involved" says race organiser Theresa Johnson.
image captionOrganiser Theresa Johnson says the goal was to educate and share stories, not to make money out of the fallen.
