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One man's hike to help military families

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    Matt Kerner hopes to spread the word about the services that Active Heroes provides

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-- a -- now and go to eight.

Quite inspirational story -- and is doing a 4400.

Mile hike.

Across America.

To spread the word about it active heroes and Matt kind of joins us now.

-- -- explain activity heroes it's basically an organization that helps military veterans.

There's.

We -- -- their friends and also active duty soldiers.

And we provide them with -- -- sense.

But really anything they might need from mom.

Help with their mortgage payments.

Media -- -- job plays man.

We could get them used car they -- -- this really anything that they need to help move them.

It's again it's a great -- a great organizer nation out now you're doing this.

4400.

Mile -- your -- IE I believe -- joining us right now from.

Indio California C just big and you've got a heck of a way to go who to get all the way just to DC I'm.

Possible.

-- walk on made you decide to do this that it's quite a sacrifice on you'll pot.

My brother just then he's active duty marine and he did to combat terrorism Barack.

And he came back and he struggled with some issues.

He was kind of my inspiration.

Join active -- and get involved helping our veterans and.

But -- but the wall you'll putting yourself through who quite some big.

For full back under 100 miles tell us about the walk and how the idea -- came about and exactly what you hope to achieve it on each step of the way.

I saw -- -- is kind of the best way just get out then.

Meet people face the days then the Canada spend the -- -- to.

The greatest number of people.

It really does meet people who truly cared about the veterans.

As opposed.

-- -- do some -- on mine and locally in my community.

So as -- as you meet people as you go Matt what are you telling them what -- you all asking them to do.

-- I tell them that about the issues are veterans are -- seeing such as.

Suicide rates being an all time highs.

Unemployment rates -- correct an all time high.

And I just asked them it it is spread them -- there and donate.

They can't do that maybe.

-- -- -- -- -- -- You know five K run it off Canada didn't generate the money.

Ted -- a little more about -- -- brother Matt -- -- what he went through when he came back from his.

22 -- in Iraq.

I don't need to put some posters pictures that -- -- a couple of good -- actually.

-- there's.

Yeah a lot of issues -- Has he doing now.

-- there.

Is hungry and played it yet.

You we're coming.

I know a lot of people -- so certainly it then.

Time in my car.

Yet they're really it's a really tough things up -- tell -- you're you're in Indio California right now what's when do you start walking again -- you walking in an hour's time or tomorrow or next week.

And -- -- you what's the next stage.

I'll probably start blocking anything about how where they now that -- that -- that it.

And -- -- it is an era that.

Every five mile -- is not -- -- So how -- Matt how do how do -- follow your progress as you go along the way it because we'd really like to know you get through the desert OK he.

I don't yeah he'd go on active -- stop order.

Slash 300.

I don't have all the information and it also by now that ball well -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- how long did it again and you -- and in DC is that right.

The delay when you expect to be in DC.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- And it.

My little bit -- -- It's it's an amazing an amazing thing -- doing what I know what about as you as you go along that.

Have been warning what are you doing for accommodations food all of that kind of thing how you how are you able to survive this that financially as well.

I'm I think a couple of -- and I -- pretty much everything I don't.

-- -- you -- actually fairer man.

It really great about.

I hadn't inning of to donate I don't -- -- get tired because you're so.

The fire station has been really helpful but you know -- -- -- the -- Really been relying on community a -- itty bit.

All right Matt it's it's an amazing.

Projects -- a hero yourself for doing it and obviously you're doing -- one of the greatest -- is possible helping those who have -- did not.

Kept our freedoms for us -- -- thank you so much and again it's active heroes don't -- and everybody can follow your progress on that.

I would putting up on the screen have to be able to see we had commend everybody to go check it out active heroes don't old -- kind of thank you so much -- -- to told she started out.

-- give and give our very best you brother please.

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