Excerpt from WKEF
Fallen military members were honored Thursday at Wright State University.
The university hosted representatives from 'Carry the Load', an organization that does annual relay marches in memory of fallen soldiers.
The relay is 20-thousand miles split between five routes with Wright State being in the Midwest path. The non profit organization says they do this to raise awareness of the true meaning of Memorial Day.
Crews are making their way to Dallas, Texas for a Memorial Day walk in the organization's founding city.
“A lot of us are military veterans, first responders, we all have lost friends, family in the line of duty. Memorial Day to us is a time to really remember them, remember who they were and continue their legacy by carrying their names on," said Curtis Bell, firefighter, marine veteran and medic for 'Carry the Load'.
