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Carry the Load

Laura Simon
Monday, May 25, 2015

People walk from downtown Cape Girardeau to Cape County Park North during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015.

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    Staff sergeant Stephan Syprut prepares to walk in the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Trent August, left, a firefighter with the Rock Community Fire Protection District in Arnold, Missouri, and his son, Nick, a firefighter in training, prepare to walk in the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    People gather at the intersection of Broadway and Water Street, Monday, May 25, 2015, for the first ever Carry the Load Memorial Day event. (Laura Simon)
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    Floyd Smith, left, speaks with Matt Hampton before the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Participants in the first ever Carry the Load event are escorted by members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department as they begin their trek on Broadway, heading to Cape County Park North, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Participants in the first ever Carry the Load event are escorted by members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department as they begin their trek on Broadway, heading to Cape County Park North, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Patti August holds up an American flag at Freedom Corner as participants in the first ever Carry the Load event walk past on Broadway, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Participants in the first ever Carry the Load event are escorted by members of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department as they begin their trek on Broadway, heading to Cape County Park North, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Patti August holds up an American flag at Freedom Corner as participants in the first ever Carry the Load event walk past on Broadway, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Participants in the first ever Carry the Load event walk west on Broadway, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Nick August walks with other participants along Broadway in the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Patti August laughs as her husband Trent changes his shoes during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Richard Hengst walks down Broadway during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Participants march west on Broadway during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Nathan Myers, left, and Andrew McMahon walk north on Kingshighway during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Participants walk north along Kingshighway during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Participants walk north along Kingshighway during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Participants walk north along Kingshighway during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Participants walk north along Kingshighway during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Participants walk north along Kingshighway during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Participants walk north along Kingshighway during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Participants walk north along Kingshighway during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    The American flag spreads its colors over Cape County Park North, Monday, May 25, 2015. (Laura Simon)
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    Paula Castleman, left, and Kristie Milam pose for a photo during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    Trent August, left, poses for a photo with his son, Nick, during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
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    From left, Aaliyah Hampton, Kate Hampton, Floyd Smith and Matt Hampton pose for a photo during the first ever Carry the Load event, Monday, May 25, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)