GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) – The nonprofit, “Carry The Load” came through Grand Junction Tuesday as a part of its 20,000-mile national relay to honor and remember fallen military and first responders.

“Memorial Day was put in place to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice and have died for our Country,” said Paramedic Beau York. “We carry a flag, we start in North Dakota, we go through the mountain states. All that is to bring awareness back to Memorial Day and the reason it was put in place in the first place.”