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May 24, 2025

Katy Trail Weekly

By: David Mullen

Carry The Load’s Dallas Memorial March, hosted in Carry The Load’s hometown of Dallas and serving as the organization’s flagship event, is back on Sunday, May 25 and Monday, May 26, to raise awareness and provide active ways to connect Americans to the sacrifices made by our military, veterans, first responders and their families. The March is a two-day Memorial Day weekend event honoring service members and their families. Revershon Park, at 3505 Maple Ave., is the home base for the March, with the Katy Trail and Katy Trail Ice House, at 3127 Routh St., providing key assists. This community event brings people of all ages together to remember our heroes, share stories of service and sacrifice, and stand united in gratitude. Whether walking one mile or staying for the entire 20-hour march, participation in the Carry The Load event helps ensure their legacies live on. People of all ages, family members of the fallen, service members and civilians are all welcome. At 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 25th, a ceremonial handing off of the American Flag begins the Dallas Memorial March. WFAA News Anchor Chris Lawrence will be the Master of Ceremony. Gates open at noon. A Kid’s Zone is open from noon to 7 p.m. and live music begins at 8 p.m.. The Dallas Memorial March starts at 4:30 p.m. with a 2-mile loop on the Dallas streets and continues for 20 hours up and down the Katy Trail. At midnight on Monday, May 2, a silent Midnight Walk begins at the Katy Trail. At 11:15 a.m., participants are encouraged to meet at the Katy Trail Ice House to participate in the Storyboard procession. Closing ceremonies begin at 11:30 a.m. and the event ends at Revershon Park at 1 p.m. Registration for the event is available at carrytheload.org/dallas-memorial-march. Memorial Day is dedicated to honor and remember the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Although it is observed on the last Monday of May, Carry The Load’s Memorial May campaign takes place all month long. Dallas-based Carry The Load started in 2011 as a grassroots effort by two Veteran U.S. Navy SEALs who felt like the nation had forgotten the meaning of Memorial Day. Now, Carry The Load has turned into a worldwide movement to honor our nation’s heroes and to restore the true meaning of Memorial Day. Carry The Load raises much-needed funds to assist with challenges facing service members, veterans and their families. Peer-to-peer fundraising and donations go toward strengthening nationwide services such as counseling, adaptive training, suicide prevention, equine therapy, service dogs, job placements, transition, home improvements, education scholarships for children of the fallen and more. This year’s goal is to raise $1.5 million. Since 2011, Carry The Load has raised $46 million, with 93 percent of the funds raised going directly to programs.

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