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Patriot Day of Service Volunteers clean headstones at Alexandria National Cemetery.

September 12, 2024 carrytheload2 No comments yet

Alexandria Gazette By: Jeanne Theismann  More than 100 volunteers turned out Sept. 11 at Alexandria National Cemetery to participate in a Patriot Day of Service to honor and remember the […]

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West Virginia National Cemetery hosts headstone cleaning event in honor of Patriot Day

September 12, 2024 carrytheload2 No comments yet

WDTV CBS 5 West Virginia By: Tanner Gilmartin   GRAFTON, W.Va (WDTV) – As we remember those we’ve lost in the September 11th terrorist attack, it’s also a day to remember […]

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9/11 with Quincy National Cemetery service project

September 12, 2024 carrytheload2 No comments yet

Quincy Herald-Whig By: Daniel Bethers  QUINCY — Quincy commemorated 9/11 on Wednesday, remembering the thousands —343 first responders — who lost their lives. A brief ceremony was held at the 9/11 […]

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‘It’s humbling’: Volunteers help beautify National Cemetery on Sept. 11

September 12, 2024 carrytheload2 No comments yet

Salisbury Post By: Karen Kistler SALISBURY — Respect, honoring and giving back were the common threads that ran through people’s comments on what brought them out to be a part […]

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Volunteers clean headstones at Bay Pines National Cemetery 23 years after 9/11

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FOX 13 Tampa Bay By: Kailey Tracy ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – At Bay Pines National Cemetery, several volunteers cleaned veterans’ headstones as part of the non-profit, “Carry the Load‘s” National Day of […]

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Volunteers clean National Cemetery to mark 9/11

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WREG CBS Memphis By: Alan Selph MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Wednesday marked a somber anniversary — 23 years since the 9/11 attacks. As we remember the lives lost, a national nonprofit […]

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Grafton High School students volunteer at West Virginia National Cemetery

September 12, 2024 carrytheload2 No comments yet

WBOY 12 News By: Jalyn Lamp GRAFTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — As a way to honor those before them, Grafton High School students took time out of their day on Wednesday […]

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Volunteers pay tribute on 9/11 by cleaning Knoxville National Cemetery

September 12, 2024 carrytheload2 No comments yet

WATE News 6 On Your Side By: Gregory Raucoules KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As the nation remembers and honors those lost in the September 11 attacks, volunteers in Knoxville paid tribute […]

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Hundreds of volunteers beautify DFW National Cemetery to mark 9/11 anniversary

September 11, 2024 carrytheload2 No comments yet

NBC 5 DFW By: Alanna Quillen On Wednesday, hundreds of volunteers gave back to fallen heroes at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. The efforts were part of Patriot Day, a nationally recognized […]

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Never forget: Chattanooga National Cemetery honors fallen heroes with headstone cleanup

September 11, 2024 carrytheload2 No comments yet

News Channel 9 Chattanooga By: Fallon Howard CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The attacks on September 11th, 2001 were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States […]

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