May 25, 2019

Many march through Cape Girardeau to honor those that have fallen

May 25, 2019 at 5:22 PM CDT 

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Scores of people walked through Cape Girardeau to honor the sacrifices made by military, veterans, first responders and their families on Saturday.

SEMO Vets “March to the River” hosted the Carry the Load as they marched from Cape Girardeau County Park, through the streets of Cape Girardeau to the John Boardman Pavilion in downtown.

This is part of the Carry the Load Midwest Relay Team as they continue on their 3,900-mile journey from Minneapolis to Dallas.

Heartland News talked with SEMO Vets founding members Dave Cantrell, Alan Schoen, Rocky Everett and Matt McGill who said it's important they honor those that sacrificed their all.

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May 25, 2019

Carry the Load will walk through East Texas to raise awareness on Memorial Day weekend

Mintie Betts

Posted: May 25, 2019 04:27 PM CDT

Tyler, Texas (KETK) - Carry the Load will continue their 11,500-mile walk on Sunday, including East Texas in its path.

The campaign honors our nation's military, veterans, and first responders.

May 24, 2019

Non-profit organization Carry the Load works to remember fallen heroes

By Hunter King | Killeen Daily Herald

FORT HOOD — Participants in the Carry the Load — a walk and cycle event that honors fallen military and law enforcement members — from the West Coast made a stop in Fort Hood on Thursday to witness the third annual Carry the Load Rally.

About a dozen participants rallied at the 1st Cavalry Division Horse Detachment training area for the color guard posting of the colors, the national anthem sung by country music artist Carl Hutchens, a Vietnam veteran from Galena Park; and a demonstration by the horse detachment.

Carry the Load is a nonprofit organization providing a way to honor the nation’s military, law enforcement, firefighters, rescue personnel and their families.

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May 24, 2019

CARRY THE LOAD: Riders, walkers saluting veterans arrive in town

May 24th, 2019

By Greg Bischof

With Memorial Day almost here, a patriotic group consisting of six bicycle riders and walkers peddled into Texarkana on Thursday afternoon to not only memorialize military veterans but also first responders.

The group, known as Carry The Load, made its seventh visit to Texarkana since organizing in West Point, N.Y., in 2012, said Stacy James, one of the supporters.

This time each year, the group bicycles and walks 3,800 miles in 32 days from West Point to Dallas with the Sunday before Memorial Day being their journey completion date in Dallas.

"Besides having this East Coast group, we also have a West Coast group that starts in Seattle, Wash., and goes to Dallas, and this year we started a midwestern group that comes from Minneapolis to Dallas," he said.

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May 24, 2019

Carry the Load & 22Kill – A goal to bring veteran suicide numbers down

22Kill is now One Tribe Foundation

 

22Kill (now One Tribe Foundation) was created after learning an average of 22 veterans die by suicide each day. This weekend, they will walk with Carry The Load with their mission in mind.

May 24, 2019

Thousands to ‘Carry the Load’ for Memorial Day

By FOX4News.com Staff

Posted May 24 2019 10:28AM CDT

DALLAS - This weekend, as many as 20,000 people are expected to take part in Carry The Load.

The event was launched by two Navy SEALs in Dallas in 2011. It has since become a Memorial Day tradition in North Texas.

Participants are encouraged to bring a memento to symbolize a personal load they may carry.

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May 23, 2019

‘It’s too many’: A goal to bring veteran suicide numbers down

  22Kill was created after learning an average of 22 veterans die by suicide each day. This weekend, they will walk at Carry The Load with their mission in mind.
Author: Tiffany Liou
Published: 8:48 PM CDT May 23, 2019

LANTANA, Texas — Looking back at pictures from 1998, Michael Carnell flipped through old photo albums.

"I was just a punk kid," he joked.

There were photos from when he joined the Marine Corps and was going through training. Years later, in 2004, he found himself in a war zone.

Sgt. Carnell spent five months in Iraq during some of the deadliest times.

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May 23, 2019

Carry the Load stops in Central Texas with message for holiday weekend

By Brandon Hamilton |
Posted: Thu 10:56 PM, May 23, 2019
FORT HOOD, Texas (KWTX) Carry the Load, a non-profit organization, is determined to remind Americans the importance of remembering those who paid the ultimate sacrifice this Memorial Day weekend.

Members from the West Coast made a stop Thursday afternoon for a rally on Fort Hood at the 1st Cavalry Division Horse Detachment training area.

For the nine participants, their journey to Central Texas started on April 25 from Seattle, WA.

May 23, 2019

“Tribute to the Fallen and their Families” Plaque dedicated at Fort McPherson Cemetery

By Madison Clark |
Posted: Wed 2:54 PM, May 22, 2019  | 
Updated: Wed 11:43 PM, May 22, 2019


NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - Veterans were honored in advance to Memorial Day at Fort McPherson National Cemetery Wednesday afternoon.

A new plaque was revealed that honors the fallen and their families.

The Department of Veteran Affairs and the National Cemetery Administration partnered with Carry the Load relay teams to provide a way to connect Americans to the sacrifices made by military service members and their families.

It was at the same time the relay team arrived in Eastern Nebraska, that the cemetery dedicated the "Tribute to the Fallen and their Families" plaque.

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May 23, 2019

2 Buckhorn High students highlight non-profit in honor of Memorial Day

By WAFF 48 Digital Staff |
May 23, 2019 at 10:09 AM CDT -
Updated May 23 at 10:09 AM

 

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - This Memorial Day, two students from Buckhorn High School are planning to do something meaningful.

They're headed to Texas to participate in a two-day event that pays respect to our fallen heroes.

WAFF-48 News Anchor Elizabeth Gentle spoke with both girls who say they're walking together to remember a father and a classmate.