George Martin Completed A Journey for 9/11
Yesterday, ESPN made a video that we posted about George Martin finishing his cross-country trek for A Journey for 9/11. Now the media offered their thoughts on the story. Martin ”went through 24 pairs of shoes and lost 40 pounds” and ended up raising $2 million along the way for sick 9/11 rescue workers. Giants.com captured his thoughts…
I feel like a million bucks. Other than a blister that I have on my left foot, I’m in great shape. What they did on that day, I could never do in a million years. These heroes need our collective support. Many who answered our nation’s call for help now cannot even walk up the steps in their own homes due to severe respiratory and other ailments. Some are dying. They deserve our help. While this has been a difficult undertaking, it has also been wonderful to see our nation on foot while raising awareness about the plight of these 9/11 workers.
What George Martin just achieved shows us that he is an American Hero. He raised $2 million for other heroes that got sick during 9/11 rescue efforts. This is a really great story, and there are others like this every day that don’t get the publicity that George Martin has gotten. All of the actions made by people like this should be commended. We are lucky that we had guys like Martin playing for the Giants, and we would be better off now if we had guys like him on the team.
For more on George Martin, see the New York Daily News.
