Carry the Load walks through Waco on Memorial Day weekend

On Friday, the West Coast relay, one of Carry the Load's five relay routes nationwide which started 30 days ago in Seattle, came through Waco and saw local participation in the event which recognizes the sacrifices of military members, veterans and first responders, culminating with a march in Dallas on Memorial Day.

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‘Carry the Load’ walks through Mount Pleasant to honor veterans

MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas (KLTV) - What started in 2011 as a mission to restore the true meaning of Memorial Day has grown to a year-long event. Five different groups are currently walking across the country for Memorial Day. Some Mount Pleasant residents joined in to help carry the load.

The five different routes will meet up this weekend in Dallas, with some of the walkers traveling up to 4,000 miles on their journey. Watch the video to hear from some of the walkers, from near and far.

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Army Veteran Credits ‘Carry the Load’ for Helping Save Her Life

Hundreds will fill Dallas’ Reverchon Park this weekend to mark the true meaning of Memorial Day.

One of the participants says it saved her life.

When you meet Corena Mitchell today you're introduced to a purpose-driven military veteran.

But she will be the first to tell you she has come a long way.

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Carry The Load to honor fallen service members for Memorial Day

A newer Memorial Day tradition called Carry the Load continues this weekend. Carry the Load honors fallen United States service members and has a goal of restoring the true meaning of Memorial Day.

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Air Force pilot still searching for the soldier he helped save

DALLAS — When he left the Air Force after eight years of flying a C-17 through the dangerous skies of places like Afghanistan, Nate Cavender still wanted to find a way to serve his country.

"We got a call that we needed to divert into Kandahar to pick up a guy who was critically-wounded," he recalled of one mission in 2011.

"But that night when I was laying my head down, I realized I didn't even ask what his name was," Cavender told WFAA. "And it stuck with me because, to this day, I don't know who he is, where he is, how he's doing. And I'd love to reach out to him to thank him for the sacrifices he made for us."

Now, as an ambassador for Carry the Load, Cavender tells those stories and more as he speaks to community groups and private company functions to help raise awareness and funds for the Carry the Load mission: reminding us all of the sacrifices we should honor each and every Memorial Day.

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6 Ways To Celebrate Memorial Day in Dallas

D Magazine shared Carry The Load's Memorial Day weekend events in an article on ways to celebrate the holiday.

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Veterans, retired first responders travel country and carry the load

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Together they are traveling thousands of miles across the country honoring men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

At each stop they quote, “carry the load” of a fallen first responder or service member from that city. They taped the names of the fallen to their ruck packs. While in Louisville Tom Wendling, a retired firefighter from Dallas, carries the name of fallen Louisville firefighter Sean McAdam who passed away on May 11.

“This is a small penance for my little bit of responsibility and my honor to be able to carry for him…. It’s a brotherhood and sisterhood. If I couldn’t do this for them, that would be a shame,” Wendling says. Other members of “Carry the Load,” are currently traveling the east coast and American west.

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The Best Memorial Day Weekend Events in DFW

Carry The Load was included in a list of ways to celebrate Memorial Day published by the Dallas Observer.

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Carry the Load stops in Wichita ahead of Memorial Day

WICHITA, Kan (KSNW) – For more than a decade, Carry the Load has had one mission: to restore the true meaning of Memorial Day.

“I can tell you the stories, it’s tough. Every so far, we’ve stopped at three veteran cemeteries and talk to those mothers who had to bury their children. It’s humbling, the fact, that they’ve given the ultimate sacrifice,” Tom Wendling said.

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The true meaning of Memorial Day: Carry the Load relay brings awareness to Wichita

Thirty-two days, 48 states and 20,000 miles make up Carry the Load’s 10th annual relay, which made three stops in Wichita on Friday.

Carry the Load team member Jeremiah Kincaid said that as a veteran, he understands even more the importance of Memorial Day.

“One thing I tend to bring up is, you know, hearing ‘thank you’ on Memorial Day,” Kincaid said. “It’s a little different than any other day because it’s not, you know, it’s not for me, I’m not the one who should be thanked … I mean, somebody that I served with did die, so that’s something that I’m carrying. I have family members that I’m carrying.”

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