ANNAPOLIS, Md. — On the 81st anniversary of D-Day, a different battle is being fought on the grounds of Annapolis High School: the battle for mental health and the lives of our nation’s veterans.

The “22 Miles to Break Boundaries” event, hosted by the Infinite Hero Foundation, kicked off Friday and continues through Sunday. Now in its fifth year, the event was founded by Retired Army Captain Kyle Butters, an Anne Arundel County native and combat veteran who served 13 months in Afghanistan during his nine-year military career.

For Captain Butters, this event is personal.

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“It’s been a year-long struggle for me, and something I still fi

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