Ligonier man walks memorial-to-memorial to raise awareness about veteran suicides

David Rogers, 62, of Ligonier prays Thursday with his sister Mary-Ellen at the Ligonier veterans memorial. Rogers, a Navy veteran, walked 10 miles to Latrobe to raise awareness of veteran suicides.

Rogers said he wonders how many people have a veteran in the family “who they’ve never really talked to that much.”

Navy veteran David Rogers, 62, of Ligioner is seen through an American flag in this multiple exposure image.

Navy veteran David Rogers, 62, sets off Thursday on his 10-mile walk from the Ligonier Diamond to Latrobe to raise awareness of veteran suicides.