A group of American adventurers climbed the world's highest mountain to spread advocacy and distribute money for the welfare of veterans right after going back from doing military service. Domestic services available to veterans making a comeback have come across difficulties.
Previous and current army employees dominate in their quest to be supportive of the mental health of the veterans, as reported in Csmonitor.com. US Expeditions and Explorations is a non-profit organization that comprises of current duty service members and veterans to continuously conduct research and exploration.
The US Expeditions and Explorations has exercised efforts to dispatch active and previous soldiers on a risky journey. The reason behind this effort is to be able to advocate for military health conditions and missions.
Current second Lt. Harold Earls and Capt. Elyse Ping Medvigy and injured veteran employee staff Sgt. Chad Jukes climbed up to the 20,029-foot summit located at the top of Mount Everest on Tuesday.
Right after accumulating over $100,000 while supporting the funds in association of the trip, the team of adventurers gave support to veteran mental health groups. These veteran mental health groups are referred to as "Give an Hour" and "Stop Soldier Suicide".
Captain Medvigy is allegedly the first current lady duty service member to successfully climb the world's tallest summit there is. On the other hand, Sergeant Jukes successfully climbed the Mahalangur mountain, sans missing a portion of his right leg. Jukes lost a battle in Iraq in 2006.
Jukes got into rock climbing when he was still in high school, as reported in CNN Edition.
Jukes shared the experiences his team had in their adventure with CNN, saying:
"Over the past several weeks, our team has been presented with many unique challenges. Through teamwork and tenacity, we have been able to address and overcome every challenge we've faced."
The team's official Twitter account posted a picture of the climbers in their adventurous journey, as reported by Armytimes.com.
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