{"id":392,"date":"2026-02-06T16:23:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/vrd\/?post_type=veteran-resource&#038;p=392"},"modified":"2026-02-18T20:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:10:26","slug":"carry-the-load","status":"publish","type":"veteran-resource","link":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/veteran-resource\/carry-the-load\/","title":{"rendered":"Carry The Load"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"organization-type":[21],"class_list":["post-392","veteran-resource","type-veteran-resource","status-publish","hentry","organization-type-nonprofit"],"acf":{"previously_submitted":"No","currently_listed":"Yes","resubmission_notes":"","vrd_tax_id":"27-4568835","organization_type":21,"address":"4809 Cole Ave","city":"Dallas","state":"Texas (TX)","zip_code":"75205","google_maps_link":"","address_for_mapping":"4809 Cole Ave, Suite 255, Dallas, Texas (TX) 75205","phone":"214-723-6068","email":"contact@carrytheload.org","organization_name":"","website":"https:\/\/www.carrytheload.org","our_mission":"Carry The Load works to provide active ways to honor and remember our nation\u2019s heroes by connecting Americans to the sacrifices made by our military, veterans, first responders, and their families.","about_us":"Carry The Load is a non-profit organization that exists to preserve the meaning of Memorial Day through community gatherings and storytelling to unite Americans in appreciation for the sacrifices made by a few who carried the load for all. What started in 2011 as a grassroots effort by two veteran U.S. Navy SEALs has now grown into a nationwide movement with people honoring and remembering our nation\u2019s heroes throughout the year.","organization_logo":586,"geographic_scope":"National","service_area_states":["Texas"],"service_description":"Carry The Load provides active ways to honor and remember military, veterans, first responders, and their families through community gatherings and storytelling. They aim to connect Americans to the sacrifices made by these heroes and preserve the sanctity of Memorial Day.","target_audience":"Military, veterans, first responders, and their families, as well as Americans who wish to honor them.","service_description_short":"Honors and remembers military members, veterans, first responders, and their families through community events and storytelling that preserve the meaning of Memorial Day.","service_method":["In Person"],"instagram_url":"","facebook_url":"","twitter_url":"","linkedin_url":"","youtube_url":"","tiktok_url":"","external_link_1":"https:\/\/www.guidestar.org\/profile\/27-4568835","external_link_2":"","vrd_external_link_3":"","submitted_by":"Kaitlin Bonner","submitter_phone":"2052399326","submitter_email":"kaitlin.bonner@carrytheload.org","additional_notes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Carry The Load - The Resource Directory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Carry The Load\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/veteran-resource\/carry-the-load\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Resource Directory\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-18T20:10:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/missionrollcall.org\\\/resource-directory\\\/veteran-resource\\\/carry-the-load\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/missionrollcall.org\\\/resource-directory\\\/veteran-resource\\\/carry-the-load\\\/\",\"name\":\"Carry The Load - The Resource Directory\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/missionrollcall.org\\\/resource-directory\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-06T16:23:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-18T20:10:26+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/missionrollcall.org\\\/resource-directory\\\/veteran-resource\\\/carry-the-load\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/missionrollcall.org\\\/resource-directory\\\/veteran-resource\\\/carry-the-load\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/missionrollcall.org\\\/resource-directory\\\/veteran-resource\\\/carry-the-load\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/missionrollcall.org\\\/resource-directory\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Carry The Load\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/missionrollcall.org\\\/resource-directory\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/missionrollcall.org\\\/resource-directory\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Resource Directory\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/missionrollcall.org\\\/resource-directory\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Carry The Load - The Resource Directory","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Carry The Load","og_url":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/veteran-resource\/carry-the-load\/","og_site_name":"The Resource Directory","article_modified_time":"2026-02-18T20:10:26+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/veteran-resource\/carry-the-load\/","url":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/veteran-resource\/carry-the-load\/","name":"Carry The Load - The Resource Directory","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-02-06T16:23:06+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-18T20:10:26+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/veteran-resource\/carry-the-load\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/veteran-resource\/carry-the-load\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/veteran-resource\/carry-the-load\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Carry The Load"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/#website","url":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/","name":"The Resource Directory","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/veteran-resource\/392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/veteran-resource"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/veteran-resource"}],"acf:term":[{"embeddable":true,"taxonomy":"organization-type","href":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/organization-type\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"organization-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionrollcall.org\/resource-directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/organization-type?post=392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}