Join #DoYouGiveARuck? for our 7th annual Operation Shell Shock event. This 20 mile ruck march is free to enter and will challenge you to your very core. Every year we ruck for over 20 miles to honor those we lost to fight with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and those still fighting the good fight. We attach names to ribbons so if even if they can not be with us in person, they will be there in spirit. This year we will bring the fight back home to Vero Beach where it all started. We will ruck 20 miles north into Sebastian. Every 24 hours 17 to 22 veteran's lose their lives and the fight to veteran suicide that is mostly fueled by the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. As veteran's it is our duty to fight this war back home to save our brother's and sister's lives by building awareness. We also like to honor those who are still battling PTSD and those who have lost the war to PTSD by attaching ribbons of names to our packs so that they may ruck with their brother's and sister's
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Operation Shell Shock : D Day 2026 — VERO BEACH, FL
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Race Travel Insurance
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You've trained for months and booked a trip to VERO BEACH, FL.
A pre-race injury, a delayed flight, or a family emergency can derail the whole thing.
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Trip cancellation up to 100% of prepaid costs
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