About
About the Athlete & Operation Silent Miles
My name is Elaine, and I’ve been participating in triathlon events since 2014. Triathlons are multi-sport endurance races that include swimming, biking, and running— challenges I once pursued with great passion. In 2021, I began working for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, where I developed a deep connection to the history and legacy of the Vietnam War.
Over the past few months, I found myself losing motivation for triathlon and exercise. But recently, I’ve been working to reignite that spark— combining my love for physical endurance with the meaningful work I do. That journey led me to Operation Silent Miles, a project I created to honor the 58,281 men and women who lost their lives in Vietnam between 1956 and 1975— through swim, bike, and run miles.
One mile for a name, one name for a nation.
Every Mile Tells a Hero’s Tale
Operation Silent Miles stands as a living tribute to those who never returned home. Each mile is for someone— someone who wore the uniform and answered the call. The names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial were sons, daughters, friends, brothers, sisters, fathers. Every silent mile is a moment to remember them, to carry their memory forward in our hearts.
And just maybe, in these silent miles, they’ll hear: you are not forgotten.