COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One group on a cross-country mission is encouraging Americans to remember the true meaning of Memorial Day.

“We need to make sure we’re respecting their memory and keeping their name alive, really,” Jeremiah Kincaid, a volunteer with Carry The Load, said.

While many Americans spend Memorial Day weekend at pool parties or cooking out with family and friends, it’s for that shared purpose that these volunteers walk.