Our Brother’s Keeper walks to help veterans
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November 20, 2024

Our Brother’s Keeper walks to help veterans

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 

The group calls attention to the issue of veterans’ suicide and aids area veterans in need.

For Our Brother’s Keeper, no one walks alone.

The nonprofit organization, started in 2022 by two local veterans, is driven — but in most cases walks — to spread awareness about veteran suicide and let their brothers and sisters know they are not alone, no matter what.

In 2022, Army veteran John Dora called Marine veteran Steve Molek, the day before Veterans Day to see if he wanted to walk 22 miles th...

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