At Wood National Cemetery in Milwaukee, volunteers gathered on September 11 to clean veterans' headstones in a simple but heartfelt gesture honoring the fallen on a day of remembrance.

Time has worn on the stones — but not the sacrifice. On the anniversary of September 11th, volunteers came with one mission: honor the fallen.

"We owe the veterans a lot. We owe our freedom to the veterans," said Mary Dutkiewicz, a retired VA nurse.

"It's what we're supposed to do. It's part of the social contract to live in a free country — you gotta be willing to do some things not for profit," said BJ Ganem with Carry The Load.

Ganem lost his leg in Iraq in 2004, but that never stopped him from moving with purpose. With his prosthetic, he continues to lead — organizing this event as a tribute to the b

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