Walk to End [Veteran] ALS with Team DuBois
Sun, Oct 06
|Washington Monument
Did you know that more than 16% of all ALS patients are military veterans?
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Time & Location
Oct 06, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Washington Monument, 1351 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA
About the event
Veterans are also at least 2x more likely to be diagnosed with ALS - also known as Lou Gehrig's disease - than their civilian counterparts. Even more startling, our nation loses an average of 1,055 veterans each year from this currently incurable disease.
We refuse to accept that this current state has to also be our future state. Reveille Grounds will be walking in honor of one of our favorite veterans on October 5th AND for all other members of our military-connected community that have lived experience with ALS.
Join ALS Mission DuBois as our Baltimore-based Crew heads to DC for this year's Walk to Defeat ALS.
The Walk to Defeat ALS raises funds to support those affected by ALS and to spread awareness of the urgency to find treatments and a cure... including retired Army Veteran David DuBois.
Retired from both the United States Army and post-military career with the Federal Government,…