TN based charity, Charlie Daniels’ The Journey Home Project partnered with The Shepherd’s Men Run
To Raise awareness and funds for SHARE Military Initiative
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Charlie Daniels & his Tennessee based non-profit, The Journey Home Project, is supporting the Shepherd’s Men who are a 17-member team of active and former servicemen and civilian patriots proudly dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the SHARE Military Initiative at Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia. This comprehensive rehabilitation program focuses on assessment and treatment for post-9/11 military veterans who have sustained a mild to moderate Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Twenty-two veterans commit suicide each day, and during the event week members of the Shepherd’s Men run 22 kilometers per day wearing 22-pound flak vests to bring awareness to the fight to end this American epidemic.
On Monday, May 22nd the Shepherd’s Men began their 4th Annual Campaign through eight cities beginning at the Flight 93 Memorial site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. To pay tribute to the heroes who gave their lives on that 9/11 flight, each of the members will wear 71-pound packs over their 22-pound flak vests for a total of 93 pounds on the first leg of the run; in each city thereafter, two team members will rotate carrying that honor until the Shepherd’s Men arrive back home to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta on May 29th.
Friday, May 26th, The Journey Home Project hosted the Shepherd’s Men in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. Those in the community who came by Field of Honor at the intersection of N. Mt. Juliet Rd and East Division before 4:00pm received a free hand size flag to wave as the Shepherd’s Men pass by. On Saturday, May 27th the Shepherd’s Men began their run through Nashville at the National Cemetery in Madison, Tennessee and concluded at the War Memorial Building in Downtown Nashville.
The Shepherd’s Men have a goal to raise $2.2 million by December 31, 2017, to fund TBI and PTSD research and treatment, and the Tennessee based non-profit, The Journey Home Project, whose Chairman of the Board is Charlie Daniels, is assisting the Shepherd’s Men in achieving their financial goal by year end.