![Nebraska students and veterans march from Memorial Stadium Wednesday morning. "The Things They Carry" ruck march involving military and veteran students from Iowa and Nebraska. To raise awareness about veteran suicide, through the week, the students walk in 20-mile shifts carrying 20-pound backpacks to commemorate the estimated 20 veterans who die by suicide each day. November 15, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/221116_Ruck_March_119.jpg)
221116 Ruck March 119
![Midshipman Abby Thibodeau and other Ruck Marchers trek along Holdrege Street in rural eastern Lancaster County. Nebraska students and veterans march from Memorial Stadium Wednesday morning. "The Things They Carry" ruck march involving military and veteran students from Iowa and Nebraska. To raise awareness about veteran suicide, through the week, the students walk in 20-mile shifts carrying 20-pound backpacks to commemorate the estimated 20 veterans who die by suicide each day. November 15, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/221116_Ruck_March_1075.jpg)
221116 Ruck March 1075
![Ruck Marchers walk along Holdrege Street in rural eastern Lancaster County. Nebraska students and veterans march from Memorial Stadium Wednesday morning. "The Things They Carry" ruck march involving military and veteran students from Iowa and Nebraska. To raise awareness about veteran suicide, through the week, the students walk in 20-mile shifts carrying 20-pound backpacks to commemorate the estimated 20 veterans who die by suicide each day. November 15, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/221116_Ruck_March_1018.jpg)
221116 Ruck March 1018
![Cohan Bonow, senior in management and a Naval ROTC midshipman, stands with fellow marchers before the start of the marching. Nebraska students and veterans march from Memorial Stadium Wednesday morning. "The Things They Carry" ruck march involving military and veteran students from Iowa and Nebraska. To raise awareness about veteran suicide, through the week, the students walk in 20-mile shifts carrying 20-pound backpacks to commemorate the estimated 20 veterans who die by suicide each day. November 15, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/221116_Ruck_March_098.jpg)
221116 Ruck March 098
![Cold weather gear for a morning walk with wind chills in single digits. Nebraska students and veterans march from Memorial Stadium Wednesday morning. "The Things They Carry" ruck march involving military and veteran students from Iowa and Nebraska. To raise awareness about veteran suicide, through the week, the students walk in 20-mile shifts carrying 20-pound backpacks to commemorate the estimated 20 veterans who die by suicide each day. November 15, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/221116_Ruck_March_083.jpg)
221116 Ruck March 083
![Jenalee Wimer, a junior in animal science and Marine Corp Reservist, signs donated footballs that are being signed by all the ruckers and carried along the route. Nebraska students and veterans march from Memorial Stadium Wednesday morning. "The Things They Carry" ruck march involving military and veteran students from Iowa and Nebraska. To raise awareness about veteran suicide, through the week, the students walk in 20-mile shifts carrying 20-pound backpacks to commemorate the estimated 20 veterans who die by suicide each day. November 15, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/221116_Ruck_March_003.jpg)
221116 Ruck March 003
![Student Ruck Marchers, leave the Memorial Stadium field after Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts presented the game ball that will be part of the Ruck March. November 15, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/221115_Ruck_March_168.jpg)
221115 Ruck March 168
![Student Ruck Marchers, leave the Memorial Stadium field after Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts presented the game ball that will be part of the Ruck March. November 15, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/221115_Ruck_March_153.jpg)
221115 Ruck March 153
![Everett Bloom and Jenalee Wimer, a junior in animal science and Marine Corp Reservist, leave the Memorial Stadium field after Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts presented the game ball that will be part of the Ruck March. November 15, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/221115_Ruck_March_126.jpg)
221115 Ruck March 126
![Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts shakes hands with Ruck March organizer Everett Bloom after presenting the game ball to the Ruck Marchers which will be walked to the Iowa game. November 15, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/221115_Ruck_March_074.jpg)
221115 Ruck March 074
![Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts hands over the game ball that will be part of the Ruck March and walked to the Iowa game. November 15, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/221115_Ruck_March_055.jpg)
221115 Ruck March 055
![Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts hands over the game ball that will be part of the Ruck March and walked to the Iowa game. November 15, 2022. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/221115_Ruck_March_049.jpg)
221115 Ruck March 049
![A rucker carries the game ball during the sixth annual the Things They Carry Ruck March, which began at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, Nov. 17, and finishes at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 26. The rucker carries the game ball, and 20 pounds in his pack, recognizing the 20 veterans that die from suicide each day. The march, which is organized by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Student Veterans and University of Iowa Veterans Association organizations, is centered on raising awareness of the epidemic of veteran suicide. It also carries the game ball for the Husker-Hawkeye match-up. November 23, 2021. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/211123_Ruck_March_945.jpg)
211123 Ruck March 945
![Tyler Kluthe, Marine Corps reservist and a junior construction management major from Lincoln, catches up on homework as he rests in the RV along with Everett Bloom and Dave Rangeloff. The donated RV trails the marcher along the route. Sixth annual The Things They Carry Ruck March, which began at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, Nov. 17, and finishes at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 25. The march, which is organized by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Student Veterans and University of Iowa Veterans Association organizations, is centered on raising awareness of the epidemic of veteran suicide. It also carries the game ball for the Husker-Hawkeye match-up. November 23, 2021. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/211123_Ruck_March_838.jpg)
211123 Ruck March 838
![Trevor Stephens, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a sophomore in secondary education from Council Bluffs, Iowa, walks along Highway 93 westbound from Treynor, Iowa.
Stephens carries the game ball, and 20 pounds in his pack, recognizing the 20 veterans that die from suicide each day. Sixth annual The Things They Carry Ruck March, which began at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, Nov. 17, and finishes at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 25. The march, which is organized by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Student Veterans and University of Iowa Veterans Association organizations, is centered on raising awareness of the epidemic of veteran suicide. It also carries the game ball for the Husker-Hawkeye match-up. November 23, 2021. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/211123_Ruck_March_696.jpg)
211123 Ruck March 696
![Trevor Stephens, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a sophomore in secondary education from Council Bluffs, Iowa, walks along Highway 93 westbound from Treynor, Iowa.
Stephens carries the game ball, and 20 pounds in his pack, recognizing the 20 veterans that die from suicide each day. Sixth annual The Things They Carry Ruck March, which began at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, Nov. 17, and finishes at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 25. The march, which is organized by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Student Veterans and University of Iowa Veterans Association organizations, is centered on raising awareness of the epidemic of veteran suicide. It also carries the game ball for the Husker-Hawkeye match-up. November 23, 2021. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/211123_Ruck_March_611.jpg)
211123 Ruck March 611
![Trevor Stephens, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a sophomore in secondary education from Council Bluffs, Iowa, walks along Highway 93 westbound from Treynor, Iowa.
Stephens carries the game ball, and 20 pounds in his pack, recognizing the 20 veterans that die from suicide each day. Sixth annual The Things They Carry Ruck March, which began at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, Nov. 17, and finishes at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 25. The march, which is organized by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Student Veterans and University of Iowa Veterans Association organizations, is centered on raising awareness of the epidemic of veteran suicide. It also carries the game ball for the Husker-Hawkeye match-up. November 23, 2021. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/211123_Ruck_March_405.jpg)
211123 Ruck March 405
![Trevor Stephens, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a sophomore in secondary education from Council Bluffs, Iowa, walks along Highway 93 westbound from Treynor, Iowa.
Stephens carries the game ball, and 20 pounds in his pack, recognizing the 20 veterans that die from suicide each day. Sixth annual The Things They Carry Ruck March, which began at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, Nov. 17, and finishes at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 25. The march, which is organized by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Student Veterans and University of Iowa Veterans Association organizations, is centered on raising awareness of the epidemic of veteran suicide. It also carries the game ball for the Husker-Hawkeye match-up. November 23, 2021. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/211123_Ruck_March_305.jpg)
211123 Ruck March 305
![Trevor Stephens, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a sophomore in secondary education from Council Bluffs, Iowa, walks along Highway 93 westbound from Treynor, Iowa.
Stephens carries the game ball, and 20 pounds in his pack, recognizing the 20 veterans that die from suicide each day. Sixth annual The Things They Carry Ruck March, which began at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, Nov. 17, and finishes at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 25. The march, which is organized by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Student Veterans and University of Iowa Veterans Association organizations, is centered on raising awareness of the epidemic of veteran suicide. It also carries the game ball for the Husker-Hawkeye match-up. November 23, 2021. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/211123_Ruck_March_196.jpg)
211123 Ruck March 196
![The honorary game ball is carried from Iowa City to Lincoln. Sixth annual The Things They Carry Ruck March, which began at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, Nov. 17, and finishes at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 25. The march, which is organized by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Student Veterans and University of Iowa Veterans Association organizations, is centered on raising awareness of the epidemic of veteran suicide. It also carries the game ball for the Husker-Hawkeye match-up. November 23, 2021. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/211123_Ruck_March_016.jpg)
211123 Ruck March 016
![Trevor Stephens, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a sophomore in secondary education from Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Tyler Kluthe, Marine Corp reservist and a junior construction management major from Lincoln, talk over the afternoon ruck marching the Treynor, Iowa, American Legion parking lot. Sixth annual The Things They Carry Ruck March, which began at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, Nov. 17, and finishes at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 25. The march, which is organized by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Student Veterans and University of Iowa Veterans Association organizations, is centered on raising awareness of the epidemic of veteran suicide. It also carries the game ball for the Husker-Hawkeye match-up. November 23, 2021. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.](styles/square_thumbnail/public/photos/211123_Ruck_March_005.jpg)
211123 Ruck March 005