These Retreats are made possible by your support! Your contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission.
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission.
We begin our weekends with a "Welcome Dinner" and open mic night on Friday, then ease into Saturday with a hearty breakfast and outline of the day's activities. Sundays begin with a casual breakfast then we say "farewell" to our families.
Buck Kern is the WATCH Program Founder and Director at 22Kill - One Tribe Foundation. He is the former Program Director of SnowBall Express,
and a very dear friend.
Buck understands the impact the loss of a mom or dad has on military children and he has dedicated his life to serving and helping Gold Stars.
We are honored to have him and his wife Nina attend our 2022 Retreat!
Have a testimonial about one of our retreats? Send us an email at GSPRTX@gmail.com and we'll post it here!
"(SSG Burgess) your parents and the things they are doing to honor and respect your service and all of our sons and daughters as Gold Star Parents coordinators, is something very special. They are doing you proud and helping many of us heal."
Ralph Hanson, Gold Star Dad and Retreat attendee.
Carry The Load
Memorial May March
The Dallas Memorial March, hosted in Carry The Load’s hometown, is our flagship event and the culmination of the National Relay. The March is a 2-day Memorial Day weekend event honoring service members and their families for the sacrifices they make.
Learn more about the Dallas Memorial March
A HUGE "Thank you!" to two of our very special volunteers: Mark and Anita Torbert who traveled from Big Horn, Wyoming!
What is covered as far as expenses? We cover your room and meals and entertainment for the entire weekend. Parents are responsible for their own travel expenses.