Feel good story of the day
When SPC Troy Yocum came home from Iraq, he had just one thing on his mind: hike 7,000 miles across America while drumming to raise $5 million for Military families.
Starting April 17th, 2010, Iraq war veteran Troy Yocum will hike daily for 16 months to spread the word that help is needed. His plan is to drum up support in various ways with a great team backing him up!
Troy will be hiking though 37 major U.S. cities and hundreds of small towns with his loyal dog Emmie (Emerson Elaine Eskridge the Superdog) at his side. They will hike through 20 baseball stadiums and be joined by support groups throughout the journey. Troy’s hike will also be streamed live on the Internet – through DrumHike.com, and pinpoint his location in real time on Google Earth.
…Yocum will carry a Louisville Slugger baseball bat for mayors and governors to sign in a bid to declare Oct. 26 a national day of honor. Early supporters include Louisville’s Mayor Jerry Abramson. On May 11, 2011 Yocum will be in Washington DC to present the bat to the White House.
Anyone can join in the “Hike for our Heroes” and walk alongside Troy. Beginning at 9am on April 17th at the Louisville Slugger Museum in Louisville, KY.
Troy’s Drum Hike site.
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Wow this is interesting to me because we just wrote an article about a guy hiking across the U.S. But it’s not this guy. And he isn’t doing it for any worthy cause… He’s doing it on a bet, for a beer. He’s blogging about it.
Amazing! It’s too bad more folks don’t know about this site, this had exactly what I needed to know