With 50 pounds on his back and an American flag waving in his hands, 28-year-old Matthew Watson is trying to ignite patriotism in his Putnam County community.
“The flag represents the hope of this country. It represents the sacrifices that’s been put into keeping this country free and maintain the rights and liberties we have. People come from all over the world, America is called the melting pot of the world, but instead of melting together as one, right now we’re just a bunch of pieces of metal sitting in the same pot that’s not even burning anymore," Watson said.
“I use it to help ignite some patriotism in the local community, as well as, now I’ve been able to use it as a platform to raise money for military and first responder nonprofit organizations," Watson said. “It hit us real hard. Didn’t really see it coming so now I want to do something to help prevent that," he said.
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