The Appalachian Trail is 2,185 miles long and crosses 14 states from Georgia to Maine.

Appalachian Trail Veterans

Name: Elizabeth Barlow

Hometown: Whiteland, IN

Branch: United States Army

MOS: Journalist

Service: 2012-2020

Deployments: Kuwait, Syria, Iraq

Name: Benjamin Blume

Hometown: Houston, TX

Branch: United States Army

MOS: Infantryman

Service: 2010-2016

Deployments: Afghanistan

Name: Michael Coleman

Hometown: Fayetteville, NC

Branch: United States Army

MOS: Chaplain

Service: 2011-2019

Deployments: Afghanistan, Iraq

Name: Donald Downey

Hometown: Jacksonville, NC

Branch: United States Marine Corps

MOS: Light Armored Vehicle Marine

Service: 1984-2017

Deployments: Saudi Arabia, Iraq

Name: Edgar Marquis

Hometown: Hudson, FL

Branch: United States Army

MOS: Information Services Technician

Service: 1978-2015

Deployments: Saudi Arabia, Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan

Name: Amity Quinones

Hometown: Tampa, FL

Branch: United States Air Force

MOS: Intelligence Analyst

Service: 2003-2020

Deployments: Djibouti, Iraq, Afghanistan

Name: Emerald Ralston

Hometown: Waterloo, IA

Branch: United States Air Force

MOS: Public Affairs

Service: 2005-2010

Deployments: Afghanistan

Name: John Reardon

Hometown: Youngstown, OH

Branch: United States Army

MOS: Infantryman

Service: 2013-2019

Deployments: Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria

Name: Shannon Shaver

Hometown: Mound, MN

Branch: United States Army

MOS: Financial Management Technician

Service: 2000-2009

Deployments: Bosnia, Iraq