He just finished his cross-country run a few minutes ago in St. Simons, Georgia. Over 2,900 miles running, slow pace as he says, but nonetheless. He left San Diego, California, at the Pacific Ocean on October 7, 2013, and accomplished his feat in segments since then.
I watched a life feed and there was quite the big crowd there chanting his name and "U.S.A." as well as a Navy escort.
And, yesterday, he had a birthday. Today he is 94!! This would be quite the accomplishment for a twenty-something, not to mention a nonagenerian.
Even better, he is raising money for the LST-325. This ship is docked at Evansville, Indiana, on the Ohio River and is the only operational LST (Landing Ship Tank) of over a thousand built during the war that is still operational. It was at D-Day.
Unfortunately, he has not even raised enough money to cover his expenses for the effort.
Ernie, we'll be donating in the next few days.
Of course, I'm the one who missed the boat. I should have been following along with him in this blog the whole way. Sorry.
A Real American Hero! What Did They Say About the Greatest Generation? --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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