Carl Wentworth started his journey across the United States on Veterans’ Day. Beginning at Castle Island in Boston, Massachusetts, Wentworth went to the very edge of land in Massachusetts to take a picture of the Atlantic. “I wanted it literally to be sea to shining sea,” said Wentworth.

Many things played a part in Wentworth’s idea to walk across the U.S. He said that it started with his father, who is a retired army veteran but was furthered when he met homeless veterans on the street. “ The government really isn’t taking care of you?” he would ask to himself. He said that with a lot of the veterans, if they do not sit on the side of the road, they do not eat.

Wentworth said that the government has got to recognize that there is a need. And so he began his walk. “I want to open up some eyes,” said Wentworth. “You shouldn’t ask these guys to wait.”

Wentworth said that he does not know what the answer is, but he knows that someone can help these veterans like they deserved to be helped. “I’ll do the ‘leg work’ out there, and they can do the leg work in here” (assisting the veterans).

Another reason promoting his cause to walk across the U.S., is simply to thank the heroes who have given so much to this country. “But my thank you isn’t enough,” said Wentworth. So along the way, he has been collecting thank yous. As Wentworth passed through states and made new friends, he posted their support for veterans on his Facebook page.

You can visit Wentworth’s page at https://www.facebook.com/walkingforheroes. Helping with and supporting his page, are his five sisters who he left at home. “All my sisters are behind me,” said Wentworth. “My family supports me.”

Though he misses home, Wentworth has met a lot of great people and had many enjoyable experiences along the way. He said one of his favorites was when he got to ride around the track at Talladega. “That was really cool,” said Wentworth. He said it was awesome too because Bruce Ramey with the Talladega Hall of Fame and former veteran, was his driver.

With most of his statements being made through the journey he is making across America, Wentworth said that he does not have much to say. But if he could add two things, “First, thank a veteran,” Wentworth said. “They are all around us, and a simple thank you pretty much makes their day. Second, get off your phone when you’re driving. I’m walking, and you’re scaring me to death.”