On November 7th, 2026, I'm rucking 158 kilometers in one continuous push — no sleep, no rest. One kilometer for every Canadian Armed Forces member who didn't come home from Afghanistan.

I'm Cpl Hayden Phillips, currently serving in the Canadian Army infantry. I'll step off from my front door in Stoney Creek at 0500 and march east along Lake Ontario to Queenston Heights, arriving at the Bruce Trail's southern terminus cairn in the dark hours of the next morning. I'll read every one of the 158 names. Then I'll turn around and walk the 79 kilometers home.

I'm carrying 22 lbs. The weight that's become a symbol of military mental health awareness. In Canada, a veteran dies by suicide roughly every nine days. The war doesn't end when the deployment does, and neither does the need for support.

Every dollar raised goes directly to Wounded Warriors Canada — funding mental health treatment, peer support, and family programs for veterans and serving members still fighting battles most people never see.

158 kilometers. 158 names. Every one of them deserves to be remembered.