When running around his neighborhood just didn't cut it anymore, 95-year-old Ernie Andrus decided to sprint across the country.
"I was running three days a week, but it's the same old thing," the World War II veteran told CBS News. "And I just got a little bored." On March 16, Andrus set off from Saint Simons Island, Georgia, for San Diego, California, a journey that he expects to finish after he turns 100.
This isn't the first time Andrus has made the trek — in 2016, he became the oldest person to ever run across the U.S., dashing from San Diego to Saint Simons Island, a feat that took three years to complete.
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Andrus is using his runs to bring attention to the LST 325 Ship Memorial in Evansville, Indiana. During World War II, 1,051 LSTs were used to carry equipment and troops; now, the LST 325 is the only one left that's fully operational. Andrus served on a ship like this during the war, and his goal is to raise enough money to get the LST 325 to Normandy for a D-Day memorial. Catherine Garcia
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