His great-grandfather was a prisoner of war. Now, this 9-year-old is walking 100 miles to raise money for veterans - Gainesville Times

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His great-grandfather was a prisoner of war. Now, this 9-year-old is walking 100 miles to raise money for veterans

Spout Springs Elementary brothers Evan, right, and Jax Murrer are walking to raise money for disabled veterans and to honor their grandfather, William Freeman Jr. Freeman was a prisoner of war during the Korean War. - photo by Scott Rogers

10262022 VETERAN 5.jpg — Spout Springs Elementary brothers Evan, right, and Jax Murrer are walking to raise money for disabled veterans and to honor their grandfather, William Freeman Jr. Freeman was a prisoner of war during the Korean War. - photo by Scott Rogers

The late William Dewey Freeman Jr. was forced to march 1,000 miles as a prisoner of war during the Korean War in the early 1950s.