A handful of military members, veterans and first responders are spending their Labour Day weekend walking a marathon across the Ottawa Valley.
Now into its fourth year, Walk for the Wounded is an event that raises money for Wounded Warriors Canada and fights to break the stigma around mental health for military members and first responders.This year's event raised more than $50,000, pushing the organization's total over $260,000 since 2020.
This year's event challenges teams to walk four legs, each 42-kilometres long, from CFB Petawawa to the finish line near Carleton Place. Along the way, participants also complete 22 push ups every hour, an acknowledgement of the 22 soldiers in the United States that take their lives everyday due to mental health issues.
"Even if your feet are sore, your knees are sore, a week from now, you're gonna be feeling pretty good. Months from now, you're hardly going to remember. For the people that are suffering, a week from now, a month from now, they're only that much further into the same battle that they're going through."
Armed forces veteran and retired police officer Chris Tracey is participating in the Walk for the Wounded for the first time this long weekend.
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