Part of the mission of Carry The Load is to “carry” names with you as you walk/ruck/run on Memorial Day as a reminder of the true meaning of the holiday. The first year that we participated, I only had a handful of names. I went out to the Internet and began searching for line of duty deaths and, as unpleasant as that undertaking was, it was also vital to be able to publicly remind people of those sacrifices made.
The sheer volume of names after four years of gathering and scheduling their posts both on our local Carry The Load Sahuarita Facebook page AND our Twitter feed (@CTLSahuarita) made me realize that I needed to create a “repository” and start over with the names being scheduled. This is in no way a slight against the people that I have no personal connection to; as you will see below all names are getting the respect they deserve, albeit in one central location.
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