Today our walk was dedicated in honor of:
Army SGT. Matthew Soper, Age 25 of Kalamazoo, MI.
KIA Jun. 6, 2007
Matthew was assigned to the 1461st Transportation Company (Combat Heavy Equipment), Michigan Army National Guard, Jackson, Mich.
The military made a big impact on Matthew. He earned his high school degree and got his life going in the right direction.
He was on his second tour in Iraq when an IED went off near his vehicle.
It was a great honor to walk 14.83 miles with Army SGT. Matthew Soper. We headed out before the sun rise and headed towards Northside Drive. We watched the beautiful sunrise and made our way over to Interstate drive. We walked by Buc-ee’s and headed North on Genesis Road. We took a short break at Wendy’s and then headed back towards town on Genesis. We made our way over to the Crossville City Cemetery and visited a few of our Fallen Brothers . Our next stop was the Veterans Memorial Park down town and we read some names of our Fallen Brothers on the Memorial Wall and then continued walking north on 127. Our next stop was the 9/11 Memorial before heading back home. What a beautiful day for our walk. I want to thank everyone who honked, waved, and saluted in helping us honor this Fallen Hero. We had 515 honks. It was amazing. Thank you.
Army SGT. Matthew Soper will not be forgotten !
