93歲二戰(zhàn)老兵三年跑遍全美國(guó)

張祖平

A 93-year-old World War II veteran2 finished jogging across the U.S.， an endeavor3 he began in California nearly three years ago.

Ernie Andrus set out to run across the country to raise money to restore and return a World War II-era ship to Normandy， France for the 75th anniversary4 of the D-Day landing in 2019， the Associated Press reported. Andrus had served as a medic on a similar ship.

Andrus spent about $170，200 on the cross-country project， and he received about $48，800 in sponsorship5 donations， according to his website. He also received $16，225 in donations to the ship. On his website， he estimated6 it would take millions of dollars to restore and move the ship.

Andrus began his journey on Oct. 7， 2013. He reached the Atlantic Ocean on St. Simons Island in Georgia on Saturday， a day after his 93rd birthday.

一名93歲的二戰(zhàn)老兵完成了慢跑全美國(guó)的征程，他的這次嘗試始于約三年前的加利福尼亞。

據(jù)美聯(lián)社報(bào)道，為了籌資修復(fù)一艘二戰(zhàn)時(shí)代的船并將其歸還給法國(guó)諾曼底，以紀(jì)念2019年諾曼底登陸75周年，歐內(nèi)·安德魯斯開(kāi)始跑遍全美。安德魯斯曾經(jīng)在一艘類(lèi)似的船上當(dāng)過(guò)醫(yī)護(hù)兵。

安德魯斯的網(wǎng)站顯示，他在這個(gè)跑遍美國(guó)的項(xiàng)目中花了大約170200美元，而他收到了大約48800美元的贊助款和16225美元用于船只的捐款。在安德魯斯的網(wǎng)站上，他估計(jì)修復(fù)、搬動(dòng)這艘船需要數(shù)百萬(wàn)美元。

安德魯?shù)男谐涕_(kāi)始于2013年10月7日。在安德魯斯93歲生日第二天的那個(gè)周六，他到達(dá)了大西洋岸佐治亞州的圣·西蒙島。endprint