Vietnam War veteran to finish symbolic 58,282-mile run to honor every casualty of conflict Michigan veteran Mike Bowen will run the final four miles, finishing at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 20. He has run a mile for every casualty — 58,282 in total. Mike Bowen, pictured on Sept. 5 holding a MIA/POW flag in Michigan, will finish a 31-year, 58,000-mile journey on Friday in Washington. The Vietnam veteran plans to complete his goal on Sept. 20 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. RELATED STORIES Vets reject deals to fight memorial trespass case Philip Napoli’s new book gives New York’s Vietnam veterans a voice U.S. Army veteran, declared dead, possibly found living in remote Vietnam village 44 years after being gunned down, Some folks were born made to wave the flag — but Mike Bowen was born to run with it. Vietnam War veteran Mike Bowen, 65, will complete a 58,282-mile run Friday to commemorate each and every American soldier killed or missing in action during the bloody conflict, carrying a POW/MIA flag with him. A true American!!!
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