POSTED: 11:25 am EDT October 27, 2005

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Marine Lt. Col. Steve Grass will be running in a Washington marathon this weekend, even though he's in Iraq.As thousands of runners circle the monuments in the nation's capital, Grass will be taking part in the Marine Corps Marathon, too. But he'll join the marathon remotely, running 26.2 miles around the Iraqi training base where he's stationed.Grass is one of 45 people who will run the marathon for Destination Cure -- The Race Against MS. The national nonprofit group is dedicated to raising money for multiple sclerosis research.Grass' mother has the disease. Last year, Grass and his fellow runners raised $300,000.

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