This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.

CHICAGO — Over 250 veterans and supporters are going for a long walk to raise awareness for the epidemic of veteran suicide.

On Friday, May 22, they will walk from suburban Glencoe to the USS Memorial at Chicago’s Navy Pier.

They will do that while carrying a 40 pound Ruck Sack on their backs.

The Honoring Our Fallen Ruck March is a 22 mile trip.

That’s one mile for every veteran who takes his life each day.

Marchers will make several stops along the way to tell people about the dangers of PTSD and how it can lead to veteran suicide.

Most of them are post-September 11th veterans.

“A Lot of these people are affected directly by it, you know everyone has dealt with PTSD at some point,” said Marine veteran Michael Palaguachi.

This is being put together by Chicago Veterans, a nonprofit organization that was founded by combat veterans.

The group says its dedicated on building the veteran’s community and guiding their return to home.

“It’s improving, and they’re doing a lot of initiatives for active duty to prevent suicide,” said Palaguachi. “By doing this, maybe next year it will be 20 miles, that’s a great goal.”