Column: Crossing America one step at a time

[rangerrebew]

Column: Crossing America one step at a time
 
BY DIANE BELLCOLUMNIST
OCT. 25, 2022 5:30 AM PT
 
It was inevitable that folks compared Army combat veteran Kenny Mintz to Forrest Gump when Mintz traversed U.S. back roads from coast to coast.

But there are major differences.

Gump embarked on his journey to find himself. Mintz had a specific mission — raising money for three charities: two serving military-related causes and a third for pancreatic cancer as a tribute of his late mother.

Gump ran mostly in silence, while Mintz’s battle cry was “Come walk with me,” and he relished his many conversations. His journey was to meet the American people he had served.

Gump ran. Mintz walked, savoring unexpected encounters with a mountain lion and her cub, antelope, elk, mule deer and a mountain goat near Borrego Springs as he neared his final destination in Encinitas on Oct. 22.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/2022-10-25/column-crossing-america-one-step-at-a-time

[Kamaji]

Wow.  I've fantasized about doing that as well - walking across America - but it's not a realistic goal for me, unfortunately.

[rangerrebew]

It's amazing how people like this served in an organization that believes if women just killed more babies, recruiting would be better.