FINDLAY (WLIO) - The Flag City community came together for a special cause.
Through The Headstrong Project, former U.S. Marine Corporal Jacob Blankenship and Flag City residents held their second annual walk to bring awareness to veteran mental health. Food trucks, vendors, and entertainment were on hand, as those in attendance walked 10 miles to help raise money to provide barrier-free and stigma-free mental health treatment for veterans and their families. The meaning behind the walk is to show others that they do not walk alone through struggles and hardships.
"When you see a veteran on that one day, that is Veteran's Day, and you say thank you for your service, it's deeper than that. There are so many things that are going on with that person. I would really like people to get out of this is: ask him how he's doing, how you feeling, everything okay, because there are a lot of things that go on underneath that he might not want to talk about, but it does help when you do talk about it," said Blankenship.
All proceeds and donations throughout the honor walk went towards The Headstrong Project for U.S. Veterans.
