![]() ![]() ![]() Reese, standing 6 feet 4 inches and weighing in at 325 pounds, will be outfitted “just as if I was going to combat, minus the actual munitions,” he explains and he will carry a 45-pound backpack “loaded up with everything I would use going on a mission.” In addition, 11 soldiers will be participating in the Ruck Anywhere option, rucking in Kabul, Afghanistan. The journey will be segmented into five sections of 60 miles, one section of 30 miles and one section of 35 miles. “It’s taking negative thoughts, turning them into positive thoughts through positive action and that’s exactly what we’re doing,” says Reese. He added that this is a well-known therapy known as dialectical behavior therapy. “I was talking to Bob Keiser and he wanted to create something for men and women, active duty, veterans and Gold Star families, to express themselves through physical actions,” explains Reese. The Ruck 2 Remember was the brainstorm of the Pedersen-Keiser’s and William Reese, chief warrant officer 2, 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group in Fort Bragg, N.C. “Think of that, the brotherhood is as deep and as wide as you can imagine and I’m so impressed I’m in their world and I own all to Andrew.” “It brings tears to my eyes and it’s mostly because they’re keeping their promise to never forget,” says Helen. ![]() They will be joined, along the way by Gold Star families, including Helen Pedersen-Keiser who will leave Arlington National Cemetery with the group. In keeping with the military theme, the Ruck will be a simulation of the Muck March, an endurance and strengthening exercise where soldiers walk at a fast pace carrying a fully loaded “rucksack,” commonly known as a backpack. Organizers of the APK 5K, Bob and Helen Pedersen-Keiser, of Madison, are passionate about giving back to military families and soldiers that work to protect our freedom.Īs a Gold Star Mom, whose only son, Pedersen-Keel, was killed in action, in Afghanistan, March 11, 2013, Helen says she is finding solace in helping others through APK Charities Corporation ( ). ![]()
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