Soapbox, hosted by WCCA TV Executive Director Mauro DePasquale, spotlights important community initiatives and inspiring local stories. In this episode, Mauro interviews Worcester firefighter and Air Force veteran Andrew Staruk, along with Sarah Sweeney, Executive Director of the Military Friends Foundation, about Tough Ruck, the annual 26.2-mile ruck march held in Concord, Massachusetts, honoring fallen service members and first responders. They discuss the event’s mission, the community formed around service and remembrance, and the more than $1.4 million raised this year to support military families, first responders, and families of the fallen. The episode also highlights Andrew’s completion of the “Double Unicorn,” finishing the Tough Ruck and then running the Boston Marathon the following day. Learn more at toughruck.org and militaryfriends.org. To be a guest on Soapbox, please email tracy@wccatv.com, and consider supporting WCCA TV with a donation at wccatv.com/donate.
Posted April 28th 2026 7:42pm.