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American Legion Post 113 invites the public to help raise awareness for veteran suicide prevention during their Be the One Walk, which will be taking place this Saturday in Elizabethtown.
“The distance of the walk is 2.2 miles,” said Tom Folsom with the Legion post.” We’ll leave the Southeast Christian Church and we’ll walk to the traffic circle and back, and it comes out to be 2.2 miles which represents the 22 veterans a day who commit suicide.”
Daniel O’Dell with the Legion post says all are welcome to participate in the walk and help spread the message.
“We can’t have enough attention to the mental health of our military and veterans,” O’Dell said. “It’s just something that a lot of times during that transition, we don’t take care of enough, so when we raise awareness like this, it lets not just our military and veterans know that we are there for them, but the public let them know that, ‘hey, we’re going to support you no matter what you are going through.’”
No registration is required. Participants should get to the Southeast Christian Church, located at 600 North Dixie Highway in Elizabethtown, by 7:45 a.m. Saturday, with the walk beginning at 8.
“Even if you can’t walk the whole route and you can just show up to show your support, that’s very important to do that,” Folsom said. “Even if you can’t get around and get down to the two miles, please just show up and show your support to bring awareness to veteran suicide.”
Contact Folsom at the Legion post or visit the American Legion Hardin Post 113 Facebook page for more information.
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