A Virginia man has began a 3,200-mile skateboarding trip across the country in memory of his father killed in Afghanistan and other soldiers. Shayne Carlson, 21, left his Virginia Beach home in an effort to raise money for wounded soldiers and as a tribute to his fallen father, CIA contractor William “Chief” Carlson, who was killed in October 2003 during an ambush in Shkin, Afghanistan. Carlson plans to stop at military bases along the way, backed by four friends and a station wagon packed with supplies and camping gear. Carlson speculates he’ll go through at least eight boards, nine sets of wheels and several pairs of shoes, but he’s confident he’ll travel 50 miles a day and raise $25,000 for organizations that help special operations soldiers and their families.
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