Ben Cavazos: Kuwait H.U.R.T. 100 Time 18:59:49, Raises more than $10,000

ByHURT Hawaii

Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben Cavazos received special permission from both race organizers and military command to run his own 100 mile race in Kuwait. Ben raised over $10,000 dollars for the Wounded Warrior Project.

Here are some photos and descriptions from DIVDS:

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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben Cavazos from Honolulu, sergeant major
of the 8th Human Resources Sustainment Center, shares a light moment
with Brig. Gen. Luis Visot, deputy commander of operations for the 1st
Sustainment Command (Theater), before the beginning of the Hawaiian
Ultra Running Team 100 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 19.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben "Ben" Cavazos, center left, from Honolulu,
sergeant major for the 8th Human Resources Sustainment Center, and U.S.
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Paul Allen, a dietician for Medical Task Force – Kuwait,
begin the Hawaiian Ultra Running Team 100 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan.
19.

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U.S. Army Maj. Jason "Jay" Edwards, left, from Coldwater, Mich., hands
Sgt. Maj. Ruben "Ben" Cavazos from Honolulu, a cup of water after
Cavazos finished the 65th mile of the Hawaiian Ultra Running Team 100
at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 19.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben "Ben" Cavazos from Honolulu, sergeant major
of the 8th Human Resources Sustainment Center, runs the last leg of the
Hawaiian Ultra Running Team 100 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 20.

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U.S. Army Master Sgt. Marvin Bonner of the 595th Transportation
Terminal Group, presents Sgt. Maj. Ruben "Ben" Cavazos with a check for
$1,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project, a non-profit organization
designed to aid severely wounded service men and women, after Cavazos
completed the Hawaiian Ultra Running Team 100 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait,
Jan. 20. Bonner said that he and his family were so inspired by
Cavazos’s feat that they felt compelled to make the donation.

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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Ruben "Ben" Cavazos from Honolulu, sergeant major
for the 8th Human Resources Sustainment Center, holds a sign in
Hawaiian and English at the end of the Hawaiian Ultra Running Team 100
at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Jan. 20.