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By SCOTT TADY | Beaver County Times | Published: April 25, 2021 (Tribune News Service) — U.S. Army Sgt. Ben Linkous completed his 26.2-mile walk through Beaver County on Saturday, raising money and awareness for Legacies Alive, a nonprofit that helps military families who have lost a loved one in the line of duty. Exhausted but in good humor, Linkous reached Mile Marker 25, the Fort McIntosh historic military site in Beaver, about 5:15 p.m., having begun his walk at 8 that morning, ...

By SCOTT TADY | Beaver County Times | Published: April 21, 2021 BRIDGEWATER, Pa. (Tribune News Service) — With a 40-pound weighted backpack slung over his shoulders, U.S. Army Sgt. Ben Linkous will walk 26.2-miles around Beaver County on Saturday. His "Mountain Man Memorial March" will support Gold Star Families and help preserve the legacies of fallen military heroes. "I dont care if anyone knows my name," Linkous, stationed at Fort Benning in Georgia, said Monday in a phone interview. "I...