Kristen Labadie | University Communication and Marketing
Kristen Labadie | University Communication and Marketing
After more than 50 miles on foot from Omaha to Lincoln, University of Nebraska–Lincoln student veterans completed the final stretch of their annual ruck march to Memorial Stadium, delivering the game ball to Troy Dannen, athletic director. The ruck — which, in the military means walking or running with a weighted rucksack — honors fallen service members and raises awareness for veteran suicide prevention.
Learn more about the ruck and the student leaders behind it in Nebraska Today.
Troy Dannen, athletic director, speaks to the veterans and ROTC members who marched the game ball to Memorial Stadium.Kristen Labadie | University Communication and Marketing
Emily Dietzman, a psychology major and six-year veteran of the Air Force, adds her signature to a football covered with the names of civilian supporters, ROTC students, student veterans and military veterans who joined the 2025 Ruck March.
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