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Patriotic Walker
The horn-honking and hand-waving rarely stop for Damion Maynard. Across the county, mile by mile, people greet the fatigue-wearing man in the same friendly manner. This weekend, those responses will come from folks in Lake County. Maynard, the Idaho man who has made international headlines for walking across the country in support of American troops killed in Iraq, will make his way through the county over the next several days.
Damion Maynard, 33, of Pocatello, Idaho, attaches his 80lb backpack before he continues his walk. Maynard is walking one mile for every United States soldier that has been killed in Iraq. He began his walk on December 17, 2006 in Carson City, Nevada and has covered 2,217 miles. He plans on ending his walk in Washington D.C. Maynard is married to Gina and has a 4 year old daughter, Rikki. He was taking a break at Bill's Custard in Zion.
(Thomas Delany Jr./News-Sun)
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