Annual rucking event honors fallen military, raises support awareness
On Memorial weekend, the rucking team will be escorted by deputies from the Henry County Sheriff's Office on a 22-mile course across the county in honor the fallen military members.
The course starts at 6 a.m. at Rucksacks located at Jack Dalton Park at 130 Jack Dalton Road in Collinsville. The 25-person team will be carrying hundreds of American Flags, service flags, and POW/MIA flags in honor and remembrance of military members no longer with us.
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The team is expected to return to the park around 2 p.m. and invites members of the community to finish the Ruck and take the final lap around the park.
The park will be filled with hundreds of flags and other patriotic symbols. Once the walk-in finished participants and community members can join in for storytelling.
All Vets and Henry County officials will be presenting a Plaque to a local Gold Star Widow to support the ones that have lost loved ones and have been left behind.
The event ceremonies will be from Army Veteran Melissa Gaona.
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