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High school volunteers clean headstones in honor of Patriot Day

September 12, 2025 carrytheload2 No comments yet

WDTV By: Tanner Gilmartin GRAFTON, W.Va (WDTV) – For the 24th year in a row, thousands joined ‘Carry the Load’, a national non-profit veteran and first responder service organization in it’s Patriot […]

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Volunteers clean up Cave Hill Cemetery in honor of fallen veterans

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Spectrum News 1 By: Tanner Gilmartin LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Spectrum News 1) – Carry the Load is leading efforts to honor veterans at Cave Hill Cemetery. Debbie Stritenberger is one of a […]

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Non-profit continues Patriots Day tradition by cleaning military graves at Cave Hill Cemetery

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WAVE 3 News By: Rob Wells LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Simple ingredients like soap, water, and a brush make the difference in honoring brave men and women who fought, and […]

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‘We just want to do our part:’ Volunteers honor veterans on Day of Service

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Newsbreak By: Karen Kistler SALISBURY, N.C. (Newsbreak) — Volunteers gathered at the Salisbury National Cemetery, 501 Statesville Blvd., Salisbury, to participate in the Carry The Load event on Patriot Day, […]

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Volunteers spend Patriot Day cleaning headstones at Quincy National Cemetery

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Muddy River News By: Michele McCormack QUINCY, Ill. (Newsbreak) — It was around ten in the morning, and the grass was still wet with dew and glistening in the sunlight. […]

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Volunteers honor 9/11 heroes by cleaning veteran cemetery headstones in Laurel

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Newsbreak By: Vanessa Willardson BILLINGS, Mont. (Newsbreak) — Two volunteers braved the stormy weather to honor 9/11 heroes by scrubbing veteran headstones at a Laurel cemetery. Nonprofit organization Carry the Load arranged […]

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9/11 Patriot Day: Volunteers nationwide clean headstones to honor fallen heroes

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YouTube By: Linda Guadino ALEXANDRIA, Va. (YouTube) — This month marks 24 years since the attacks of September 11, 2001. Parents, relatives, veterans and community members joined together on Thursday […]

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Guardsman who served on 9/11 among volunteers caring for fallen heroes’ headstones

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KCTV By: Julia Scammahorn and Alex Love LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (KCTV) – Dozens of volunteers honored those lost more than two decades ago on 9/11/2001 at Leavenworth National Cemetery. They spent hours rolling […]

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Honoring 9/11 | Volunteers clean headstones in tribute to fallen heroes

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CBS 8 SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – ‘Carry the Load’ Patriot Day campaign brings community together in remembrance and service. Watch the story here.

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Volunteers clean tombstones in memory of servicemen and women on 9/11

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CBS 8 By: Jane Kim SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – Ginny Lozano is cleaning, scrubbing, and wiping down tombstone after tombstone. “I’m trying to get everything off, but unfortunately, some […]

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