Wow.
This is a photo of Michah Herndon, a U.S. Marine who collapsed near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday but he crawled the last few feet to finish the race:
POWERFUL: With his body giving out, Micah Herndon wouldn't stop. The Marine crawled across the Boston Marathon finish line, saying he was doing it for three of his friends killed in Afghanistan. DETAILS: https://t.co/H6yYuFPbqB #GoodDayDC pic.twitter.com/GS2t7fTxyu
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) April 16, 2019
Herndon was running to honor three friends who were killed in Afghanistan:
Incredibly POWERFUL moment as Marine veteran crawls across the finish line at the Boston Marathon, drawing inspiration from his 3 late friends who died in Afghanistan. #BostonStrong pic.twitter.com/h8SWqoOJMi
— Good Morning America (@GMA) April 16, 2019
Watch:
Micah Herndon, a former Marine who survived an IED explosion in Afghanistan in 2010, collapsed and crawled to the finish at the Boston Marathon.
He says he now runs in honor of the three Marines who were lost in the ambush. (via @dana_gio6) pic.twitter.com/WfIj3OpR1h
— ESPN (@espn) April 16, 2019
An unforgettable imagine from yesterday’s Boston Marathon – a US Marine Veteran crawling across the finish line.
He ran to honor the lives of three men he knew while serving in Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/8TZsG42TiS
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) April 16, 2019
Powerful stuff, indeed.
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