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Rockwall Carry The Load volunteers walk to honor fallen service members on May 24

May 19, 2025

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Carry The Load, a non-profit that honors fallen military and first responders, is hosting its annual Memorial May walk in Rockwall on Saturday, May 24, at the Rockwall County Courthouse at 6 p.m. Each year thousands of people join Carry The Load events across the country, and this year we expect a large group of supporters in the area.

Carry The Load, a national non-profit veteran and first responder service organization, kicked off its Memorial May campaign on Monday, April 28 running through Memorial Day. True to its mission of providing active ways to connect Americans to the sacrifices made by our military, veterans, first responders, and their families, thousands of individuals will walk in honor and remembrance of fallen service members at Carry The Load events throughout the month.

“Carry The Load first started out of anger and frustration for a nation that we felt had forgotten the true meaning of Memorial Day,” says Stephen Holley, co-founder, president and CEO of Carry The Load and Veteran U.S. Navy SEAL.” Since then, our Memorial May campaign has helped provide healing for friends and family of the fallen and keeps their memories alive.”

In addition to honoring those who died in active U.S. military service, Carry The Load makes it a point to include first responders as a part of the mission. “It takes both our armed forces overseas and first responders back home to protect our families and communities,” says Holley.

How People Can Get Involved

Find a local event at CarryTheLoad.org or Facebook.com/CarryTheLoad.
Register a team, join an existing team, or sign up as an individual.
Upon registration, start fundraising and track miles walked during Memorial May.
People of all ages, family members of the fallen, service members, and civilians are all welcome. Perfect for youth groups, employee engagement, and more.
If you can’t make it to an event, make a tax-deductible donation at CarryTheLoad.org/donate.

Each Memorial May, 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% of the funds raised going directly to programs.

JP Morgan Chase is the National Presenting Sponsor of Carry The Load for the 11th consecutive year.

Additional corporate partners include American Airlines; Builders FirstSource; Energy Transfer; FirstNet®, Built with AT&T; Fritos; Government Employees Health Association (G.E.H.A), Jersey Mike’s Subs (Houston); SRS Distribution; TACenergy; and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. The VA National Cemetery Administration is a strategic partner for the 8th consecutive year.

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