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

Appalachian Trail Veterans

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: Harry Gardner

Hometown: Pooler, GA

Branch: United States Marine Corps

MOS: Adjutant

Service: 1987-2018

Deployments: Saudi Arabia, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan

Name: Jacob Moss

Hometown: Johnson City, TN

Branch: United States Marine Corps

MOS: Rifleman

Service: 2007-2011

Deployments: Afghanistan

Name: Amity Quinones

Hometown: Tampa, FL

Branch: United States Air Force

MOS: Intelligence Analyst

Service: 2003-2020

Deployments: Djibouti, Iraq, Afghanistan

Name: John Reardon

Hometown: Youngstown, OH

Branch: United States Army

MOS: Infantryman

Service: 2013-2019

Deployments: Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria

Name: Christopher Reeves

Hometown: League City, TX

Branch: United States Army

MOS: Military Police

Service: 1992-2018

Deployments: Iraq

Name: Shannon Shaver

Hometown: Mound, MN

Branch: United States Army

MOS: Financial Management Technician

Service: 2000-2009

Deployments: Bosnia, Iraq

Name: James Sink

Hometown: Fort Mitchell, AL

Branch: United States Army

MOS: Armor Crewman

Service: 1998-2019

Deployments: Iraq, Afghanistan