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and we re doing 20 hours and 12 minute walk today in dallas. it is only second year of the local event here in dallas. jon: the money that is raised, because there are fund raise alongwith this, right? do they go to families of wounded veterans? yes, sir. all the money we raise over and above the cost of the 1700 mile relay event go to two primary organizations. the snowball express, a charity for the children of the fallen and tragedy assistance program for survivors which i think you probably know about. i m relatively certain they were in arlington all day today. dallas raises money for a couple of local organizations here in dallas. jon: coleman ruiz, spent 12 years as a navy seal. 1700-mile walk and just a matter of days. thank you for your service and thanks for bringing this out for us. thanks for having me, jon. jon: you bet. jamie: what an incredible example they re setting. beautiful story. thanks, jon. dozens of catholic institutions suing over the
carry the load, started at west point on may 1st. it will end this afternoon in dallas. that s the hometown of two former nave seals who created the organization behind this movement to increase observation of memorial day. coleman ruiz, executive director of carry the load joins us live from dallas. you had an interesting thought or comment about how memorial day stacks up in our nation s pantheon of holidays. can you share that with us? yes, jon. we, you know, memorial day to us is much more than a mattress sale and barbecue and three-day weekend. memorial day to us is the one holiday that all other who days are subject to. without memorial day we don t get any other holiday. so this a very important weekend for us. jon: tell us about the walk. i said it started at west point but it is actually westport, new york, right? you re correct. we started at the cemetery