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Carry The Load is just one way to show gratitude towards all who have served, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Stephen Holley and Mike Devin join WFAA's Sean Gigggy HERE.

DALLAS - A lot of people are honoring veterans and those who gave their lives for our country at the annual Carry The Load event in Dallas on Monday. The seven-mile course was set up at Reverchon Park. Some people have been out on the trail since late Sunday afternoon. Some went shorter distances. See more HERE.

It's the true meaning of Memorial Day. The annual Carry the Load Memorial Day march has been ongoing throughout the month, culminating in a meaningful, two-day event at Reverchon Park in Dallas. Carry The Load is a nonprofit organization that provides an active way to connect Americans to the sacrifices made daily by the military, veterans, first responders and their families. See more HERE.

HENDERSON, Nev. (KSNV) — We’re back to celebrating Memorial Day normally here in Southern Nevada after many observances were canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. In Henderson, the honor guard set up the scene for Memorial Day 2021. More than 100 people showed up ready to run or walk at Cadence Park in Henderson to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. See more HERE.

"There are men and women who did not come home to their families," one participant explained. "It's important for us to show that we still remember that sacrifice." See more HERE.

For this is not so much a day about war or crime, or beans and barbecue, but about the men and women who thought the rest of us, where we live, our continuing pursuit of a more perfect union, were worthy. See more HERE.

Author: John McCaa is a board member of Carry the Load and a retired WFAA-TV news anchor now living in McAllen. He wrote this column for The Dallas Morning News.

NEWSMAX TV honors Carry The Load Co-founder, President and CEO and Veteran U.S. Navy SEAL Stephen Holley as "Patriot Of The Week". Tom Basile tackles the week’s biggest stories with top talkers from politics, Hollywood, and across America. Watch at 53:12 HERE.

For families who have lost military loved ones in death, Memorial Day matters. It’s a time of year when they feel that all the sacrifices — and all the loss — are appreciated by others outside their immediate families. See more HERE.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Step by step, veteran Curtis Kindred joined almost 100 others for Saturday’s Carry The Load march along the Trinity River, leading up to Memorial Day and its true meaning. “This weekend is about not barbecues and beers and all that,” Kindred said. “It’s about remembering the folks who volunteered to give us what we have today.” See more HERE.