Carry The Load celebrates 11th anniversary in honor of Memorial Day

DALLAS — More than 10,000 marchers, bikers and other volunteers came out to Reverchon Park in Dallas for the 11th anniversary of Carry The Load. It’s an organization formed by two former Navy Seals who wanted people to honor the true meaning of Memorial Day.

Thousands of veterans, firefighters, police officers, soldiers, family and friends marched through the streets of Dallas and will continue to walk for 20 hours.

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Memorial Day Events Happening Around North Texas Today

Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, is a time to commemorate men and women who died while serving in the military, as well as thank people who serve or have served in the nation's armed forces.

The Carry the Load Memorial Day march began in 2011 in Dallas, and provides an active way to connect Americans to the sacrifices made daily by the military, veterans, first responders and their families. People are invited to attend Monday's events at Reverchon Park beginning at 11:45 a.m. and continuing through 1:30 p.m. to walk and take part in the closing ceremony, a storyboard procession and other tributes.

Funds raised through Carry The Load assist with the many challenges facing our military, veterans, first responders and their families.

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Former Navy SEALs want you to never forget true meaning of Memorial Day

ST. LOUIS — For many people, Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer and a three-day weekend of barbecues, beach trips and other outdoor activities. But for those who’ve lost loved ones to war, it can mean visits to the cemetery and the re-emergence of grief and pain.

“You die twice — when you physically pass and then when people forget about you,” said Dave Wirtz, whose son, Scotty Wirtz, 42, an operations support specialist with the Defense Intelligence Agency, was killed in a suicide bombing in Syria in 2019.

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Carry The Load makes a stop in Wichita Falls

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — For the first time, Carry The Load made one of its stops in Wichita Falls to remember the fallen on Memorial weekend.

“There’s no level of importance that we could actually put on that. It’s just something that we just can’t stop doing, we can’t stop saying their names, we can’t stop getting out there and remembering what they did because every choice that we make, every freedom we have comes from what they did for us,” paramedic Beau York said.

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Hundreds ‘Carry the Load’ in Fort Worth to Honor Veterans This Memorial Day Weekend

In Fort Worth on Saturday, hundreds gathered for a rally outside Amon G. Carter Stadium.

“Just come out. Walk with us. You don’t have to be a military person, you don’t have to be a first responder,” said David Lindsey, a retired Dallas firefighter who served 38 years.

The group walked 3.6 miles to the Fort Worth Police and Firefighters Memorial.

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How ‘Carry The Load’ honors fallen heroes on Memorial Day

As most Americans will get outside to celebrate the first unofficial weekend of summer, thousands will begin gathering in Dallas ahead of Memorial Day for a two-day event to honor fallen service members. A group called “Carry The Load” has hosted its “Memorial March” for more than a decade now as part of a mission to celebrate heroes and remember their sacrifice. NBC’s Aaron Gilchrist reports in this week’s Sunday Spotlight.

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Nonprofit honoring fallen veterans and first responders makes its way through Lawrence as part of 20,000-mile national relay

A nonprofit honoring fallen veterans and first responders rolled through Lawrence as part of a 20,000-mile national relay Thursday, just a few days before Memorial Day.

Joe Meno, a Dallas police officer and relay team member, spoke to the Journal-World about walking across Lawrence and the country with Carry The Load. He and another volunteer had carried an American flag and a flag with the nonprofit’s logo along the way.

“We just got here, but lots of honks in support of the flag,” Meno said of his time walking through Lawrence. “A lot of people yelling, you know. (People) stop us to talk because they saw the flag.”

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Veterans Impact Show – Memorial Day Carry The Load

Jim Blythe and Chuck Wright took the time to talk about their involvement with Carry The Load and discuss the history and true meaning of Memorial Day. They did this on their podcast Veterans Impact Show.

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‘Carry The Load’ to pass through area for Memorial Day

A long walk across the United States in support of America’s veterans will be coming through Royse City this weekend.

The “Carry The Load” relay is scheduled to visit Royse City during its journey across Hunt and Rockwall counties on the Memorial Day weekend.

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Veterans Voices: ‘Carry The Load’

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) A national relay working its way through Pennsylvania hopes to restore the real meaning behind Memorial Day.

For 32 days the “Carry the Load” relay honors first responders and fallen military while reminding Americans that memorial day is more than just another day on the calendar.

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