For these vets, a walk on the Freedom Trail means more
November 11, 2009 10:49 AM
By Globe Staff
For a group of Bay State veterans, a walk on Boston Freedom Trail today will be tougher -- and, at the same time, more meaningful.
The disabled veterans are planning to take the tour of Revolutionary War sites in honor of Veterans Day.
"This is going to be incredibly difficult,'' said Matt Hagan, 32, of Pembroke. Hagan was injured several times in his 10-year Army career, including once when his parachute did not open. "I don't feel anything in my right foot," he said.
Last Veterans Day, many in Hagan's group walked several loops of the trail, nearly a marathon. This year, with chilly but dry weather, he hopes to do more loops on the historic trail and go even further to publicize the situation of disabled vets.
Brian Fountaine, 29, will face a more difficult hike. The Plymouth resident walks with prosthetics after a double amputation caused by an IED exploding under the tank he commanded in Afghanistan. The march begins shortly after 11 at the Frog Pond in the Common.
We've asked Hagan to check with us along the way. If all goes well, this vet -- who served the flag in Kosovo, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq -- will send along iPhone reports along the way.
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