After Cross-Country Walkathon for 9/11 Anniversary, Disabled Veteran Embarks on New Mission
After Cross-Country Walkathon for 9/11 Anniversary, Disabled Veteran Embarks on New Mission
Bethlehem Patch recently reported Anthony LoBue, 69, who is better known as Tony the Vet, began a new walkathon after crossing the United States in the months leading up to the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
LoBue, who founded Support Our Veterans Association in 2010, will continue raising awareness for veterans with a walking journey that will take him from Pennsylvania to New York City by March 11, according to the report. On Sept. 11, 2010, LoBue began a cross-country walk from his San Diego home that would take him to Ground Zero a year later.
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