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title: BTM Extra - Memorial Day 2024 - wear blue run to remember with Lupe Urdaneta — Psycharmor
description: "On today’s episode, we have a conversation with Gold Star family member Lupe Urdaneta, surviving spouse of Sergeant First Class Dennis Urdaneta, and her journey with wear blue: run to remember, an organization that honors the service and sacrifice of the American military through active remembrance"
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# [BTM Extra - Memorial Day 2024 - wear blue run to remember with Lupe Urdaneta — Psycharmor](https://psycharmor.org/podcast/lupe-urdaneta)

 Written by [Emma Atherall](https://psycharmor.org/podcast/author/emma-atherall) | May 27, 2024 7:00:00 AM

**About Today’s Guest**

**Guadalupe Urdaneta** is the surviving spouse of Sergeant First Class Dennis Urdaneta. After his passing in 2019, she connected with wear blue: run to remember to support her in her grief and to engage their two sons in active engagement and to honor the loss of their father. 

Lupe’s story has been featured on numerous news outlets, including Good Morning America.

 **PsychArmor Resource of the Week**

This week’s PsychArmor resource of the week is the wear blue: run to remember podcast episode from 2023 that shares stories of active remembrance from wear blue participants across the country. You can see find the episodes here:  [https://psycharmor.org/podcast/enduring-remembrance-with-wear-blue-run-to-remember](https://psycharmor.org/podcast/enduring-remembrance-with-wear-blue-run-to-remember).

**Links Mentioned In This Episode**

[Gold Star Youth Mentorship Spotlight: Urdaneta Family](https://youtu.be/9jDif5ELw-E?si=i3enSuLw07b3uzLQ)

[wear blue: run to remember on GMA](https://youtu.be/eXUElz0ZMgE?si=MPrGCLImk0UwglDZ)

[wear blue: run to remember web site](https://www.wearblueruntoremember.org/)<https://psycharmor.org/btm108-transcription-1>

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**Theme Music  
**Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with [Operation Encore](https://operationencore.org/), a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.

**This Episode Sponsored By:  
**This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.

 *Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families.  You can find more about the work that he is doing at *[*www.veteranmentalhealth.com*](http://www.veteranmentalhealth.com)*  *

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