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
Name: James Sink
Hometown: Fort Mitchell, AL
Branch: United States Army
MOS: Armor Crewman
Service: 1998-2019
Deployments: Iraq, Afghanistan