Former Marine Ron Zaleski started his roughly 2,200-mile cross country journey from Key West to San Diego this month to not only raise awareness about suicide rates among veterans, but also for a “call to action,” as he put it.
Zeleski started the journey on Sept. 11 at the Southernmost Point Buoy and has made his way out of the Keys and onto mainland Florida.
Zaleski founded the program “The Long Walk Home,” which is on a mission to empower veterans around the country and prevent veteran suicide. Each day, roughly 18 veterans are lost to suicide, which Zaleski calls unacceptable…