Channel Islands-- It was a day of remembrance and honor at the Harbor Saturday, May 7, as a large crowd of supporters, First Responders, Soldiers, Police Officers, and Firemen joined the Carry The Load Walk honoring fallen first responders and members of the Military.
THE four-mile walk featured beautiful harbor views on a sunny morning, with stops at Oxnard Fire Station 6, decorated especially for the event, and proceeded up Mandalay Beach Road to the Embassy Suites Hotel, then Oxnard State Beach Park, where the walkers saw a great display of photos of fallen First Responders.
The event was run by 911 At Ease Program Director Jeff McGreevey, who retired from law enforcement after 29 years.
911 At Ease International is a non-profit that helps first responders. McGreevy wanted to do something to honor first responders, so they partnered with Carry The Load, a National nonprofit, to honor fallen first responders and military members.
“I know a lot of first responders who gave everything they had for this community,” he said. “I know their families, and I wanted to do something to recognize them. I went to the Police Academy 30 years ago, and in that 30 years, there…
