May 23, 2019
Carry the Load relay team stops in ArkLaTex
“It’s the emotional weight I carry. For some of us, Memorial Day is every day”
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – Just days before Memorial Day weekend, members of a national nonprofit stopped in Shreveport to remind people of the holiday’s true meaning
Members of Carry the Load’s East Coast relay team joined with local veterans Wednesday to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
The relay team’s members have been on the road for 23 days, having started in West Point, N.Y.
Their journey is planned to end Sunday in Dallas.
On Wednesday, they worked their way down to Overton Brooks VA Medical Center.
The team also stopped at the Kelsall & Reeves Monument in Riverview Park and the Shreveport Fire Department before beginning their march toward Dallas via Hope, Ark., and Texarkana.
