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    Cross-country walkers: Military veteran and childhood friend walk across country to remind us that America is, indeed, beautiful

    by Jerry Davich, Post-Tribune May 01, 2018 3 minutes

    Dimitri Olympidis noticed two men walking along a county road just a couple blocks from his rural Valparaiso home. The men were bundled up and carrying large, heavy backpacks, heading west against a cold wind on a gloomy Wednesday evening.

    "Where you headed?" asked Olympidis, who was driving home from work.

    "California," replied Trevor Stephens, 24, a U.S. Marines veteran.

    Stephens explained that he and his friend from childhood, Matt Andersen, 24, are walking across the United States to raise money for the Purple Heart Foundation.

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