22 Days of Light the Fire Opening Ceremony
6TH Annual
22 Days of Light the Fire Opening Ceremony
DATE: Saturday, May 2nd
TIME: 9:00 AM–10:00 aM
LOCATION: OPFOB Event Barn
328 Lakeview Dr, Ridgeland, SC
COST: Free and open to the Public
We lose 22 veterans and active duty military to suicide every day; one every 65 minutes. We lose more first responders each year to suicide than in the line of duty. To call this an epidemic is an understatement.
Every year we start 22 days before our Memorial Day celebration and light a fire. We keep this fire lit and manned, 24/7, for 22 days in recognition of 22 a day we lose to suicide.
Each year, OPFOB lights a fire to raise awareness about this very alarming issue. Join us on May 2nd as we light the fire and then keep it burning and manned for 22 days straight. Once the ceremony is complete and the fire is lit, we will resume Coffee & Camaraderie and the members-only open ranges as usual. Everybody is welcome to stay for continued camaraderie and to watch the fire!
Click below to join the fire watch and sign yourself or your team up for a shift and help raise awareness.
On the 22nd day we transfer the fire to a larger bonfire and have a ceremony honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, as we kick-off our Memorial Day remembrance.
“OPFOB is all about healing and building peer-to-peer relationships. We are losing more of our heroes to suicide than we did in battle. I have seen firsthand the positive impact OPFOB has made on them and their families.”
- US Army, Vietnam Veteran, Bronze Star