May 22, 2019
Flag Relay highlights the true meaning of Memorial Day
That's why a ceremony at the Omaha National Cemetery today is so important.
Members of an organization called Carry the Load are biking and walking from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Dallas, Texas handing off the American flag at each veteran's cemetery along the route.
May 22, 2019
Carry The Load traveling across America
By Tierra Neubaum, FOX 7 Austin
Posted May 22 2019 07:51AM CDT
Video Posted May 22 2019 07:49AM CDT
AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 7 Austin) - Carry The Load is a non-profit that provides an active way to connect Americans to the sacrifices made by military, veterans and first responders.
The organization's relay team is on a journey across the country and you can join them in Austin.
The team is hitting up different cities and meeting people to walk with them while carrying/honoring someone who died in the line of duty and to raise awareness on restoring the true meaning of Memorial Day.
Organizers say they want all Americans to participate in honoring the sacrifices made by our nation's heroes.
May 22, 2019
Restoring the meaning of Memorial Day through cross country walk
With Memorial Day less than a week away, one organization is working around the clock to restore the true meaning of the holiday.
May 22, 2019
‘Carry The Load’ veterans aim to restore ‘true’ meaning of Memorial Day through relay
by: Todd Bailey
Posted: May 22, 2019 / 09:56 AM CDT /
Updated: May 22, 2019 / 06:50 PM CDT
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two Navy SEAL veterans are on a mission to restore what they believe is the "true" meaning of Memorial Day.
They started an organization called "Carry The Load" to honor active-duty military, veterans and first responders in the form of a 32-day cross-country relay passing through Zilker Park in Austin Wednesday.
From Zilker Park, they will walk two miles to Republic Square for a patriotic rally. Their final stop will be in Dallas on Memorial Day.
Along the relay route, they will hand off the American flag every five miles.
Participants are encouraged to bring a memento to symbolize a personal load they may carry — whether it be a rucksack, photo or name badge, etc.
May 22, 2019
An open invite to join the ‘magic’ that the Memorial Day Carry the Load event provides
May 21, 2019
Carry the Load | Gold Star daughter walks for fallen Vietnam War father
May 21, 2019
Houstonians ‘carry the load’ to remember vets, first responders who died on the job
About one month before Memorial Day each year, the group hosts regional groups to walk in respect for our nation’s heroes and to raise money among friends, family and coworkers.
HOUSTON — Houstonians are volunteering to ‘carry the load’ to help restore the true meaning of Memorial Day.
Carry The Load is a non-profit dedicated to providing active, meaningful ways to honor and celebrate the sacrifices made by our nation’s heroes, military veterans, first responders and their families.
May 21, 2019
Carry the Load makes stop in Bryan-College Station
COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (KBTX) - Memorial Day is next week and one non-profit is working now to remember fallen heroes across the nation.
April 25 Carry the Load West Coast relay team set out on their journey from Seattle, Washington to Dallas.
The message behind the 4,600 mile route is to honor and celebrate those who have made sacrifices for our country.
Monday afternoon the team arrived in College Station at the George Bush Library. Local veterans and first responders joined the team on a 4.5 mile walk to the Marshall's in Bryan.
One of those veterans was TJ Robie, a retired Navy Navy Submarine veteran, who was happy to show the true meaning of Memorial Day.
May 21, 2019
HOLIDAY FOR HEROES
Memorial Day initiative Carry The Load brings rally, walk to Bryan-College Station
By LUKE HENKHAUS luke.henkhaus@theeagle.com
Making a monthlong, 4,600-mile journey from Seattle to Dallas is no easy feat. But for Tom Wendling and his fellow volunteers, it’s the least they can do.
Wendling — a retired Dallas firefighter — is part of Carry The Load, a nonprofit that organizes a series of events around Memorial Day to honor military personnel and first responders. The group traveled through Bryan-College Station on Monday, holding a rally at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum before walking more than seven miles to Bryan Fire Station 1. Several community members joined the march, carrying flags and personal memories of the people they walked to honor.