May 12, 2021
Carry The Load: 10th anniversary honoring our nation’s heroes passes through San Diego
'Carry The Load' started as a mission to restore the meaning of Memorial Day, but it has grown to be about all of America’s heroes more than just once a year. See more HERE.
May 12, 2021
Honoring Vets: Carry The Load partners with VA’s national cemeteries
Carry The Load is partnering with VA’s national cemeteries to honor and remember America’s heroes during Memorial May, the third year in a row.
Carry The Load provides an active way to honor and remember the fallen. During visits across the nation, people can join to hike or bike alongside members. This connects Americans to the sacrifices made by military members, Veterans, first responders and their families. Participants many times carry a paper affixed to their back or backpack, highlighting a fallen hero. This shows who they honor by “carrying the load.”
The Carry The Load team stopped at Culpeper National Cemetery in Virginia...
Read more HERE.
May 12, 2021
Coors Light and Andrews Distributing supports Carry The Load in DFW
Carry the Load is Celebrating 10 years
A Decade of Honor - Presented by Coors Light.
Join the annual Dallas Memorial March (Sunday, May 30th through Monday, May 31st) @ Reverchon Park. Go to Carrytheload.org for more information and registration.
May 11, 2021
Honoring the fallen ahead of Memorial Day weekend
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Veterans were in the Charlottesville area on Monday as part of a national relay ahead of Memorial Day. See more HERE.
May 11, 2021
3rd annual golf tournament drives to help Dallas-area homeless veterans
"God spared my life for a reason," said formerly homeless veteran Lucky Lawhorn. "And I'm here and I have a purpose. My purpose is to help others." See more HERE.
May 10, 2021
Carry the Load makes stop in Albemarle County to honor fallen veterans, first responders
ALBEMARLE Co., Va. (WVIR) - A group of military veterans stopped in Albemarle County on Monday afternoon to march in honor of fallen veterans and first responders. See more HERE.
May 10, 2021
Carry the Load relay in Santa Barbara honors fallen military heroes, first responders
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Gold Star mom Debbie Lee saw her son Marc Alan Lee's photo on the side of the Carry the Load bus for the first time on Monday. Lee's son was killed in Iraq. "My son Marc Lee is on this bus. He was the first Navy SEAL killed in Iraq on August 2, 2006. I've dedicated my life to our troops, to our veterans, to our Gold Star families." said Lee. See more HERE.
May 10, 2021
Carry the Load comes through town, in honor of fallen veterans, first responders
Rob Ortega holds a flag commemorating fallen soldiers he served with in Iraq, as part of Carry the Load, which made its way through the Charlottesville area Monday. See more HERE.
May 10, 2021
Carry The Load Marks 10 Years of Honoring Our Nation’s Heroes with Events in Atlanta, Marietta, and Canton
Registration is now open for the 2021 Memorial May Events. See more HERE.
May 10, 2021
LA COUNTY MILITARY & VETERANS AFFAIRS TEAMS UP WITH CARRY THE LOAD
LA County Military & Veterans Affairs Partners with Higher Ground LA and Carry The Load to Connect Civilians with the Meaning of Memorial Day. See more HERE.