Army cadets raise thousands of pounds in Walking Home for Christmas Challenge By Alan Hendry | Updated: 10:37, 15 December 2020 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper Cadet Corporal Caitlin Green, from Thurso detachment, making a pledge for the challenge. Army cadets from across Caithness have helped to raise thousands of pounds in the run-up to the festive season with the aim of improving the mental health of armed forces veterans. Cadets from 1st Battalion The Highlanders signed up to the Walking Home for Christmas Challenge, an annual initiative from the charity Walking With the Wounded to support its work with the NHS. It seeks to empower ex-military personnel and their families who have been struggling due to poor mental health.