St. Norbert College ROTC students take on 5th annual For Them 140-Mile Ruck March

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Norbert College ROTC students take on 5th annual For Them 140-Mile Ruck March

FOOT....THEY'RE MARCHINGALL THE WAY FROMGREEN BAY TOMILWAUKEE THISWEEK...TO HELP RAISEAWARENESS FOR OURVETERANS...N-B-C 26'S RACHELHOPMAYER WASTHERE AS PARENTSSENT THEM OFF THISMORNING....THE FACT THATTHEY'RE LAYING THEFOUNDATION FORPOTENTIALLYSOMETHING THEYMIGHT NEED DOWNTHE ROAD, IT'S JUSTAWESOME.STARTING EARLYSUNDAY MORNINGHERE OUTSIDELAMBEAU FIELD, FOURST NORBERTCOLLEGE ROTCSTUDENTS TOOK ONTHE FIFTH ANNUALFOR THEM RUCKMARCH, RAISINGAWARENESS FORVETERAN SUICIDE.I'M JUST EXCITED FORTHE EXPERIENCE -- I'VENEVER WALKED ORRUCKED 140 MILESBEFORE, SO I THINKIT'LL BE A GREATEXPERIENCE FOR AGREAT CAUSE.WITH 45 POUNDS ONTHEIR BACKS, THEGROUP OF FOUR WILLWALK 140 MILES FROMGREEN BAY TOMILWAUKEE THISWEEK.ESSENTIALLY JUSTPUTTING ON A BIGPACK WITH A LOT OFWEIGHT -- WE HAVETHESE GIANTBACKPACKS IN THEMILITARY.

WE CALLTHEM RUCKSACKS.AND JUST GO WALKFOR LONG DISTANCES.THEY'RE USUALLYUSED BETWEENMOVEMENTS ANDMISSIONS FORINFANTRY.THEIR GOAL IS TOHELP RAISEAWARENESS FOR THE20 VETERANS WHODIE BY SUICIDE ADAY....WE WANT TO BRING SOMUCH AWARENESS TOTHESE GUYS BECAUSEYOU KNOW WE'RE ALLCURRENTLY IN THEMILITARY AND THEYHAD OUR BACKS ATONE POINT AND WEWANT TO MAKE SUREWE HAVE THEIR BACKSAS WELL.WHICH IS WHYTHEY'RE ALSOHOPING TO RAISE 20-THOUSAND DOLLARSFOR THE CAUSE....ALL PROCEEDS WILLBE GOING TO THEFOURTH HOOAH, ALOCAL VETERANSORGANIZATION BASEDIN GREEN BAY.I HAVE A HARD TIMETALKING ABOUT THISWITHOUT BEINGEMOTIONAL BECAUSEI'M HOPING ONE DAYWE DON'T HAVE TOHELP THEM... IT'SAWESOME THAT THEBOYS DO THIS EVERYYEAR.

AND THIS IS ALLTHEM.

THEY PUT IT ALLTOGETHER, THEY SIGNUP FOR ITTHEMSELVES, A LOT OFTHEM JUST GOT BACKFROM THEIR PHYSICALTRAINING WEEK, SOIT'S AWESOME THATTHEY DO THIS.TAG OUTSTILL AHEAD ONNBC26.....