Chicago Veteran's Ruck March participants start the march on Friday, May 26, 2017 in Glencoe, Il. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Kody Sugram vapes at the start of the Ruck March on Friday, May 26, 2017 in Glencoe, Ill. Sugram said he has a lot of relatives and friends who are veterans and decided to take the day off and support them. Walking, he said, was something most people have a lot of experience with. "You do it all the time anyway," he said, "might as well do it for a reason." Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Maricela Rodriguez and her dog Cloudy at the start of the Chicago Veterans Ruck March in Glencoe, Ill. on Friday, May 26, 2017. She said she was marching "just to support the cause." Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

The booth set up by the Department of Illinois in Evanston, Il on Friday, May 26, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Participants in the Chicago Veterans Ruck March on Friday, May 26, 2017 in Chicago, Ill. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Army veteran Brandon Godenschwager at the start of the Ruck March in Glencoe, Ill. on Friday, May 26, 2017. "For my brothers lost in Iraq, for my brothers we lost since we got home." Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Caden Cooper, from the Marine Leadership Academy, takes a picture of Lake Michigan in Evanston, Ill. on Friday, May 26, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Derrick Stinson, department of Illinois Senior Vice Commander hands out bananas at Centennial Park in Evanston, Ill. on Friday, May 26, 2017 to participants of the Chicago Veterans Ruck March. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

From left, Marines Jessie Carter, Jacob Ott and Helen Kong at the start of the Ruck March in Glencoe, Ill. on Friday, May 26, 2017. Kong said she was marching "in remembrance of my friend, he had PTSD. And all those going through it now." Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

After the race, Army veteran Jason Wright takes a rest on a stuffed animal on Friday, May 26, 2017 in Chicago, Ill. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

An impromptu memorial at the lunch stop in Evanston, Ill. during the Chicago Veterans Ruck March on Friday, May 26, 2017. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Shaun Carter at the start of the Ruck March in Glencoe, Ill. on Friday, May 26, 2017. "To make sure there's continued awareness about veteran suicide," he said. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Paul Orozco and Sonia Rivas run into the finish of the Chicago Veterans Ruck March on Friday, May 26, 2017 in Chicago, Ill. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Landis Frederick laughs with friend Mariceli Serrano after completing the Chicago Veterans Ruck March on Friday, May 26, 2017 in Chicago, Ill. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.

Patrick Murray, Americanism Officer for Post 973 and CJ Seestadt, Post 973 Vice Commander on Friday, May 26, 2017 in Glencoe, Ill. Murray said he was marching in remembrance of fellow National Guard service people who have lost their lives. "I know three people who have committed suicide," he said. Photo by Clay Lomneth / The American Legion.