93岁二战老兵三年跑遍全美国

张祖平

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歲的二战老兵完成了慢跑全美国的征程，他的这次尝试始于约三年前的加利福尼亚。

据美联社报道，为了筹资修复一艘二战时代的船并将其归还给法国诺曼底，以纪念2019年诺曼底登陆75周年，欧内·安德鲁斯开始跑遍全美。安德鲁斯曾经在一艘类似的船上当过医护兵。

安德鲁斯的网站显示，他在这个跑遍美国的项目中花了大约170200美元，而他收到了大约48800美元的赞助款和16225美元用于船只的捐款。在安德鲁斯的网站上，他估计修复、搬动这艘船需要数百万美元。

安德鲁的行程开始于2013年10月7日。在安德鲁斯93岁生日第二天的那个周六，他到达了大西洋岸佐治亚州的圣·西蒙岛。endprint