Carry The Load co-founder shares how nonprofit helped him during his own mental health struggle

DALLAS — "You learn more when you're getting your teeth kicked in, proverbially, than you do when things are going your way," said Stephen Holley.

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Carry The Load Hosts Dallas Memorial March

DALLAS - Carry The Load, a Dallas-based non-profit that provides active ways to connect Americans to the sacrifices of our military, veterans, first responders and their families, will host its 12th Annual Dallas Memorial March at Reverchon Park in Dallas on Sunday, May 28 at noon and continuing through the night until Monday, May 29 at 1:30 p.m. It is a culmination of a 20,000-mile National Relay that covers 48 states in 32 days as a part of Carry The Load’s Memorial May Awareness Program.

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Carry The Load National Relay nearing Dallas as they spread their Memorial Day message again

DALLAS — For a dozen years now, the volunteers and ambassadors of Carry The Load have taken their Memorial Day message on the road.

And, as those five teams inch closer on their journeys to Dallas, they say their motivation to spread that message remains as strong as ever.

The 2023 Carry The Load National Relay, with five routes in all, covers an estimated 20,000 miles, reaching 48 states in 32 days. The West Coast Route began in Seattle. The East Coast Route began in West Point, New York. The New England Route began in Burlington, Vermont. A Midwest Route started in Minneapolis. And the Mountain States Route started in Minot, North Dakota.

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The mission of Carry The Load | Honoring servicemembers and first responders who gave their lives

DALLAS - WFAA hosts a phone bank for Carry The Load. Thousands of people are making their way to North Texas in honor of servicemembers and first responders who gave their lives in greater service.

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Carry The Load stops in Texarkana to honor veterans ahead of Memorial Day

TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) - Carry The Load is a national nonprofit organization that will be walking through the ArkLaTex in route to Dallas.

The Memorial Day walk started over ten years ago for veterans who felt like the nation had forgotten the meaning of Memorial Day.

“My job is to walk and talk with them (families of veterans) and make them know they are not the only one who is carrying them. We want to give them a little closure and realize they are not alone,” said spokesperson Xaki Mohamed.

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Walk to remember: Carry The Load takes steps to honor those who served

TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Each stage of a 22-mile walk Thursday through Texarkana was a step toward returning meaning to Memorial Day, Carry The Load participants said.

The eight-person relay team that passed through the area is part of the New England Route, which started May 3 at Waterfront Park in Burlington, Vermont. The group's trek includes several stops and public participation on the 3,700-mile journey to Dallas for a Memorial Day meetup with participants tracing four other routes around the country.

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‘Carry The Load’: Actively honoring the sacrifices of our nation’s heroes

Making its way to Dallas, one step at a time. Literally.

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Bryce Roland told us, “’Carry The Load’s’ mission is to provide an active way to honor the sacrifices of our nation’s heroes and their families.”

Carry The Load’s mission is to provide an active way to honor the sacrifices of our nation’s heroes and their families.

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Carry The Load campaign to stop in Bay Village, Westlake, Rocky River

The Columbus-based First Responder Face-Off Foundation and its Hockey Helping Heroes initiative has announced it will be a Carry The Load nonprofit partner for the 2023 Memorial May campaign and make stops in Bay Village, Rocky River and Westlake, according to a news release.

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