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mission: serve those who serve
mission: serve those who serve
Vision: A world where every hero finds purpose, belonging, and mental well-being, with zero suicides among our nation’s heroes.
Vision: A world where every hero finds purpose, belonging, and mental well-being, with zero suicides among our nation’s heroes.
2.2 Mile Walk on 9/22/22 at 9:22AM
Background
Background
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.
September 22nd. 9:22 AM. 2.2 miles. For the 22.
September 22nd. 9:22 AM. 2.2 miles. For the 22.
About 22 veterans die by suicide every single day. Every number in this event is intentional. It is a commitment to never let that statistic become background noise.
Heroes Compass started this walk in 2022 because that number deserved to be said out loud. September 22nd at 9:22 AM. 2.2 miles. For the 22 we lose every single day. This is the 5th annual walk, and in 2026 it goes statewide.
The Statewide Chapter Challenge
You don't have to come to Fargo. We're challenging every veteran organization in North Dakota to walk 2.2 miles in their own community on September 22nd at 9:22 AM. Same mission. Wherever you are.
Register your chapter (free)
Walk 2.2 miles on 9/22 at 9:22 AM
Post a photo with #HeroesCompass
Register by August 22nd to receive your Walk Day Kit by mail.
Heroes Compass is tracking every organization that participates and publishing the map publicly. September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month — and North Dakota legislators are being asked to formally recognize September 22nd. Your chapter on that map is part of that story.
5th Annual Walk for the 22
September 22, 2026 | 9:22 AM
Percy Godwin Park, North Fargo to Post 762 VFW, Downtown Fargo
2.2 miles
This walk exists because about 22 veterans die by suicide every single day. The date, the time, the distance none of it is random. On September 22nd at 9:22 AM, we walk 2.2 miles for the 22.
Join us in Fargo, or register your organization and walk where you are. Every step, every chapter, every community that shows up on September 22nd is part of the same mission.
Why This Walk Exists
About 22 veterans die by suicide every single day. That number hasn't changed enough. Heroes Compass started this walk in September 2022 because a statistic that size deserves to be said out loud not once, but every year, in every community that has ever sent someone to serve.
This is year five.
What 2026 Looks Like
For the first time, the walk goes statewide. Every registered organization walks 2.2 miles in their own community on September 22nd at 9:22 AM. The goal: every corner of North Dakota represented on a single map, on a single day, for a single mission.
North Dakota legislators are being asked to formally recognize September 22nd. Your chapter on that map is part of making that happen.
Walk with us.
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