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Romeo Santiago
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I’m a former Marine that was with 2nd Battalion 4th Marines from 1997 to 2005.  I’m a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2 and deployed to Ramadi, Iraq in 2004, during what has become known as The Battle of Ramadi.  

Our battalion suffered 289 casualties with 34 being killed in action (KIA) during that deployment. 


This past Memorial Day, I started a journey to honor and acknowledge our KIA and wounded’s sacrifice by setting out to do an extreme challenge of running 34 miles a day from April 6th to April 10th 2026 with the last leg ending at our Battalion Memorial Garden at San Mateo Camp Pendleton, California. Each miles represents the 34 KIA and the date is the 22nd year anniversary of The Battle of Ramadi.

I’m setting out on this challenge to spread the message of keeping the promise and to always honor and acknowledge our dead and wounded’s sacrifice.  This is a personal journey for me to reconnect and face my own challenges as a result of things I did and failed to do during our time in Ramadi.  At the same time I want to contribute to the Semper Fi and America's Funds mission to provide assistance and support to our nation’s critically wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and military families.  

This fundraising page is one way for me to do that.

I'm proudly supporting Semper Fi & America's Fund as a Community Athlete and using the challenge to raise funds and awareness of their mission.

Semper Fi & America’s Fund cares for our Nation’s critically wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and military families. Supporting all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.  They provide one-on-one case management, connection, and lifetime support. Today. Tomorrow. Together.

  • Semper Fi & America’s Fund is A+ rated from CharityWatch — their highest rating.

  • Semper Fi & America’s Fund ensures our combat wounded, critically ill, and catastrophically injured U.S. service members and military families experience the appreciation and respect of our supporters. Our warriors and their families will achieve the highest possible quality of life and independence in a loving, caring, and committed community and will not be forgotten on their road to recovery and beyond.

  • Semper Fi & America’s Fund manages and operates diverse, comprehensive programs in the areas of Service Member and Family Support, Transition, and Integrative Wellness through a “needs-based” approach. All grants are delivered through a one-on-one case management relationship, the result of which is life-changing and lifesaving.

  • Semper Fi & America’s Fund employs a powerful holistic approach, integrating physical, mental, and emotional recovery through powerful therapies and innovative technologies, which most often leads to both healing and post-traumatic growth.

  • To date, Semper Fi & America’s Fund has given $500 million in vital and ongoing assistance to over 33,000 service members, veterans, and military families.


Thank you for supporting Semper Fi & America's Fund and for helping those who have sacrificed so much for our freedom!

Follow my training and the challenge's progress on:

Instagram: oldmanyago8541

Strava:Romeo Santiago Strava

Facebook: Romeo Santiago

Facebook fundraiser page: Keep The Promise Challenge

Always Faithful

Romeo Santiago

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