RAPID CITY, S.D. — On Saturday, Mission 22 in Rapid City kicked off a 24 for 22 Walk on the South Dakota Mines Ohara Stadium.
The stroll was held to elevate consciousness and honor the 22 veterans that lose their lives to suicide daily.
Local first responders, together with the Rapid City Fire Departments, Rapid City Police Department, Pennington County Sheriff’s Office South Dakota Highway Patrol and Sturgis Police Department, confirmed their assist.
Chris Cooper, the Region 8 Leader for Mission 22 says that this stroll is symbolic for another excuse and that he’ll be strolling for 24 hours straight. Cooper says that it’s a part of the larger message he’s making an attempt to unfold to those that are struggling.
“When I’m strolling on my own, it’s exhausting. It’s robust, you realize. You simply surprise, ‘Can I do that? Can I end? I’m drained, I’m sore,’ you realize,” Cooper mentioned. “I had ideas of wanting to quit throughout the thoughts. But you realize, there’s folks on the market for you. And because the morning comes, I begin having folks present up once more and it type of offers me the enhance of power. And it retains me wanting to go and hold going to the end line.”
The stroll can be meant to honor everybody who has died of suicide and for anybody that’s struggling, Cooper says they have been and are welcome to be a part of.
“Share your story and you realize I’ll hear to you, enable you to out,” Cooper mentioned. “And in case you’ve lost somebody to suicide, share that story with me as a result of I’d love to hear it – as a result of I consider so long as we keep in mind those who we’ve lost, they’re by no means actually useless. They’re nonetheless right here with us.”
Cooper continued strolling till 8 a.m. on Saturday morning.
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