Jerry Nelson
Jerry Nelson, age 56, of Asheville, NC walked from New Mexico to Washington DC in 2006-2007. Nelson served in the US Navy and the walk drew attention of many veterans and veteran supporters. Nelson, a freelance photojournalist, has contributed many stories and photos to numerous news organizations, newspapers and magazines throughout the country.
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“Then word goes forth in Formic:
“Death’s come to Jerry McCormic,
Our selfless forager Jerry.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“The victors and the vanquished then the storm it tossed and tore,
As hard they strove, those worn-out men, upon that surly shore;
Dead Nelson and his half-dead crew, his foes from near and far,
Were rolled together on the deep that night at Trafalgar!”
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