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A Twelve Year Old … Hope ?


How many of you recognize this name, Zechariah Cartledge? My guess is extremely few as his name will probably never neither be in print in the Main Stream Media nor will it be spoken on TV news. (Oops! He has been mentioned on Fox News multiple times going back to 2019. )

The following is from 2019:

“Zechariah Cartledge, a 10-year-old boy from Florida, is on a mission to support police officers and fallen heroes: one mile and one dollar at a time.

“He dedicates each mile he runs to a fallen police officer, whom he names and shares their story, after saying a quick prayer. Zechariah got the idea two years ago when he ran the Tunnels to Towers 5K alongside police officers and firefighters who were in full gear, in Orlando.

“Zechariah has already run several miles this year in honor of deceased officers, according to his Facebook page, Running for Heroes. The page also contains numerous videos of Zechariah carrying out his goal.

“‘The reason why I wanted to do it tonight is because I am furious about this … the war against police somehow is not going to peace like it just keeps going on. This needs to stop,’ the 10-year-old said.”

That was back in 2019 and Zechariah Cartledge is now twelve years old. He is still at it … doing his 1 mile tribute runs while carrying a Thin Blue Line American Flag.

According to Breitbart on 5/21/21, last week he honored fallen Illinois officer Chris Oberheim by running one mile, which is ten laps around his elementary school track in Florida. Officer Oberheim served 20 years in law enforcement and is survived by his wife and four daughters. Zechariah plans on giving the flag to the Oberheim family.

Breitbart News reported Zechariah went to Tennessee earlier in the month to honor two fallen Knox County Sheriff’s Officers.

Check out the Facebook page … “Running 4 Heroes, Inc.”

Total miles run thus far in 2021 = 138

Total miles run since inception = 915

Reading the news every day tends to depress the average reader. It depresses me. It’s things like this and people like Zechariah that restore my faith in America, and my hope for the future.

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