JOIN US 14 NOVEMBER 2026 FOR A 10 MILE RUCK MARCH FOR VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS.
ALSO A 1,2, OR 3 MILE FUN HIKE TO HONOR SSG JONATHAN KEICH (NO RUCK REQUIRED!!)
SSG KEICH WAS A NEW JERSEY NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIER THAT WAS KILLED ON MARCH 28, 2023 IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. SSG KEICH DEPLOYED MANY TIMES, MADE IT HOME ONLY TO BE HIT HEAD ON BY A 14 YEAR OLD JUVENILE FROM CONNECTICUT IN A STOLEN TOYOTA 4RUNNER. SSG KEICH AN ARMY VETERAN FROM THE FORDS AREA OF WOODBRIDGE, NJ WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE WHILE REPORTEDLY TRAVELING TO ASSIST CONNECTICUT FIRST RESPONDERS WITH A FIRETRUCK REPAIR. WE WILL BE USING A PORTION OF OUR DONATIONS TO AQUIRE A MEMORIAL PAVER FOR HIM AT THE NATIONAL INFANTRY MUSEUM IN COLUMBUS, GA.
YOUR $25 DONATION SUPPORTS OUR MISSION TO RAISE $25,000, LETS STAND TOGETHER, LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND. LETS RUCK TOGETHER!!! DON'T FORGET YOUR AMERICAN FLAG, THIS IS A PATRIOTIC EVENT!! SMALL FLAGS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT SITE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE TO CARRY.
***THE VETERAN ORGANIZATION, FIREHOUSE, POLICE STATION, EMT GROUP WITH THE HIGHEST COLLECTED DONATIONS FOR THIS EVENT WILL RECEIVE A FOUNDERS COIN, PLAQUE AND AN ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PRIZE TO BE AWARDED ON DAY OF EVENT!!
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED AND APRECIATED, FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION, ROUTE SAFETY AND PARKING. IF YOU'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE REACH OUT TO US AT opshepherdswatch@gmail.com
OPERATION: THE SHEPHERD'S WATCH IS A VETERAN ASSISTANCE COMPANY THAT ASSISTS VETERANS TRANSITIONING FROM MILITARY LIFE TO CIVILIAN LIFE.
EVERY VETERAN REMEMBERS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF STANDING WATCH. IT WASN'T A SIMPLE DUTY, IT WAS A PROMISE.......A PROMISE TO PROTECT. TO LEAD. TO SERVE OTHERS BEFORE OURSELVES. WHEN MILITARY SERVICE ENDS, THAT PROMISE DOESN'T.
OPERATION: THE SHEPHERDS WATCH WAS FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT VETERANS POSSESS A LIFETIME OF LEADERSHIP, RESILIENCE, AND COMPASSION THAT CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES LONG AFTER THE UNIFORM COMES OFF.
TODAY OUR MISSION CONTINUES BY SUPPORTING VETERANS ,HONORING THE FALLEN, SERVING COMMUNITIES DURING TIMES OF NEED, AND ENSURING NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND.
BECAUSE SERVICE IS NOT SOMETHING WE DID, IT IS WHO WE ARE.
"SOME NEVER STOP STANDING WATCH"
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GOD BLESS Y'ALL!!