Veteran stops in southwest Georgia on fundraising trek to Michigan

May 28—ASHBURN — Army Veteran Jack Huffman has walked a lot since leaving the service. He's crossed Michigan twice. He walked from Newport Beach, Calif., to Tybee Island to raise support for St. Jude's Hospital for Children.

Now he is walking north from Sarasota National Cemetery in Florida to Detroit to bring attention to veterans — more specifically the charity Salute Our Warriors — and veterans' mental health needs.

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