A walk to raise awareness about veteran suicide is set for Sunday in Lehighton.

The National Memorial Mile Walk will be held from 10-11 a.m. on the D&L Trail, Lehigh Drive.

Mike Wargo, a Gold Star Father, said the walk will take place at Lehighton Veterans Memorial Park.

“The walk is to continue to bring awareness to veteran suicide in this country,” Wargo said. “We had about 100 people (participate) last year.”

Registration is at 9 a.m., followed by a ceremony at 9:30 a.m.

Mission BBQ from Allentown will provide light snacks after the walk.

Wargo’s son was a 1994 graduate of Lehighton Area High School. After 9/11, he joined the U.S. Army, where he spent 10 months in Afghanistan as a chemical weapons specialist.

He suffered with post-traumatic stress disorder for eight years before taking his life on May 20, 2013.