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Erin Stone, Reporter
Midland Reporter-Telegram
MIDLAND, TEXAS - Former Navy SEAL Clint Bruce was at a Memorial Day barbecue years ago, surrounded by friends and family, when he realized the day meant something much different to him than to them. For some it was just a day off; for others it was a great day for sales. For Bruce -- who had deployments both before and after 9/11 -- it was a time remember his friends who had died.
>br /> He put a rock in his pack for each friend he had lost and started to walk. As he walked around White Rock Lake in Dallas, he encountered an older veteran, who asked him with understanding, “Son, who are you carrying?”
Thus, Carry the Load, a nonprofit organization with the mission of preserving the true meaning of Memorial Day, was born in 2011 ...
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