Nels Matson of Florida is gearing up for a cross-country trek, from San Francisco to New York City, to attempt a world record run across America, which may remind you of the iconic movie Forest Gump.
Nels Matson of Florida is gearing up for a cross-country trek, from San Francisco to New York City, to attempt a world record run across America, which may remind you of the iconic movie "Forrest Gump.""There’s no fun in this," Matson told KTVU while resting in Redwood City before his epic journey. "It’s chosen suffering.
Matson’s goal is to raise more than $300,000 along his journey, or one hundred dollars per mile, all for the Wounded Warrior Project, which supports Veterans like Andrew Coughlan who battles PTSD."After I returned home from Iraq, you know, when I came home, I really, I lost my purpose," Coughland told KTVU. "And Wounded Warrior program helped provide all the programs and services that I need to help me regain my purpose.
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