Carry The Load - Clovis, CA

Carry The Load - Clovis, CA Carry The Load honors our nation’s heroes by remembering the sacrifices made by Military, Veterans, F To some, it was a party.

Six years ago former Navy SEAL and war veteran, Clint Bruce, attended a barbecue on Memorial Day. As he thought about the friends he’d lost in combat, he couldn’t help but notice that the people around him had a very different view of what Memorial Day meant. To others, it was a fun and relaxing day off work. Clint struggled, carrying both anger and grief that day. Not knowing what else to do, he

strapped on his pack and began walking, all the while thinking about the people who sacrificed for him and for you. As he walked, he encountered another veteran: an older gentleman who knew exactly what Clint was doing. With understanding and wisdom, the man simply said, “Son, who are you carrying?” Clint says that with those words, “the tumblers fell into place as he articulated what I was feeling and with that moment Carry The Load was born.”

Since then, it has been Clint’s and fellow Navy SEAL veteran Stephen Holley’s tireless mission to connect Americans to the sacrifices made by our military, law enforcement, firefighters and rescue personnel and to give them an active way to participate. What started as a mission to restore the true meaning of Memorial Day has broadened to include more than just our military heroes and more than just the one holiday. Carry The Load works to bring all Americans together to participate in honoring our nation’s heroes every day.

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Founded in 2011 by two Veteran Navy SEALs, Carry The Load began as a 20 hour and 11 minute Memorial March in Dallas, Texas to restore the true meaning of Memorial Day. In 2012, it expanded to include an East Coast Relay, walking from West Point, NY to Dallas, TX. And in 2016 it again expanded to include a West Coast Relay, which travels from Seattle, WA to Dallas. Each year participation has grown. In 2017, we walked through over 19 states and had Rallies in approximately 50 cities throughout the country. The Memorial May Awareness campaign has raised over $17M and also provides funding for Carry The Load’s Continuum of Care program. In 2017, Carry The Load added, Carry The Flag, an educational program to inspire patriotism for students K-12. In 2019, we added a Midwest Route from Minneapolis to Dallas, which increases our footprint to 40 STATES! Carry The Load continues to expand to Honor our Nation’s heroes 365 days a year.

Watch our story here: www.carrytheload.org/about