Our walk today was dedicated in honor of:
Navy Veteran Sam Shive Jr, Age 66 of Jacksonville, FL.
Died Jan. 11, 2024
I served with Sam in the Navy in 1983 with VA-37 at NAS Cecil Field and on the USS Carl Vinson. I remember Sam as one that would tell it like it was. I got to be friends with Sam on Facebook after our service and we stayed in touch for many years. He joined my group where I sold items to help Veterans and their families. His FB post was one of a kind. We will always remember him.
I will be posting about my walk here in Crossville, TN. We also had Joyce in Waterford Michigan walking and his mother Patricia in Arizona walking.
Tim and Robert in Crossville, TN
We had a great 12.82 Mile walk today. We started out walking by Holiday Hills Lake and then we made a stop to see the Navy jet at CCHS. We then made our way to the American Legion where we got to visit with a few Veterans and got to tell our story. We then worked our way to town and stopped in at the War Memorial Park. We read a few names on the Memorial wall and then made our way to the Obed River park. It was a beautiful brisk day but we really enjoyed the walk through the park. We then headed out on Northside drive and made it back home. I want to thank my friend Robert for walking with us today and I want to thank everyone who honked, waved, and saluted in helping us honor this hero. We had 291 honks today. It was amazing.
Joyce in Waterford, Michigan
My walk with Sam was very interesting . I came out of my apartment and I didn’t know what was going to happen but I let Sam guide me the whole way. Every time I wanted to turn around Sam was there. Saying no it’s not time to turn around. I came across flags at a dealership and I saluted them the whole way through. Today was a wonderful day. it was a brick cold this morning but I’m glad that I did this . I don’t know if I could do this like Tim does every day but I’m glad I did this today.
On my way back I seen seagulls with their lights on, I guess you can say because when went to drink my water. I started to cough. It was pretty cool to see that. I guess you can say the heaven were right there with me in that moment. It just was a wonderful experience..
This walk was a very emotional and also very overwhelmed. I know that Sam was with me. I had to stop at a old car dealership to write this out. I wanted to write this out when I was in my apartment complex but Sam had other plans and wanted me to write this in the fresh air.
I did get a little flag that I put in my backpack and I don’t realize that it fell out of my backpack but I’m glad that I picked it up. And carried it the rest of the way till I put it back in my backpack for safety keeping.
Sam’s mother Patricia in Arizona
Started her walk around 8:30am and came back around 10am. She walked in a park near where she lived.
Photo’s from Tim’s and Robert’s Walk
Photo’s from Joyce in Waterford, Michigan
