- Repair #1, Linda Ray, Personally Yours, Beebe, AR
- Flag Repair #2, Stitches ‘n’ Seams, Elk City, OK
- Repair #3, #1 Okie Design, Elk City, OK
- Repair #4, Navajo Spirit, Gallup, NM
- Repair #5, Betty Peck, Holbrook Quilter’s Nook, Holbrook, AZ
- Repair #6, Linda Jones
- Repair #7, Janna
- Repair #8, Betty Kincaid, Quilts for Sale, Hemet, CA
“Once his walk is completed, McGill’s flag will be the first ever to be hand carried “from sea to shining sea” by a veteran.
The pastor expects to reach his final destination, Santa Monica Pier in California, on April 29. By the end of his journey, he will have walked more than 3,200 miles.” – Joyce Lupiani, KTNV ABC News
“Tennessee Pastor Walter “Chick” McGill, 68, aka “Cross-Country Flagman,” is walking coast to coast, carrying a large American flag. When he reaches the Pacific coast, the historic flag will be the first one ever to be hand-carried “from sea to shining sea” by a veteran.” – David Brown, River Valley Leader
“Pastor Walter “Chick” McGill, 68, a Knoxville native, is walking coast to coast, carrying a large American flag. He recently passed through Oakland on his way to the west coast.
When he reaches California, the historic flag will be the first one ever to be hand-carried “from sea to shining sea” by a veteran. McGill will be the second oldest male in history to make the 3200-mile cross-country trek.” – Graham Sweeney, Oakland News
“Tennessee Pastor Walter “Chick” McGill, a 69-year-old Vietnam Veteran, is completing the first coast-to-coast national prayer-walk in US history, carrying a large American flag and saluting every passing motorist on the walk route as a gesture of honor and respect for his fellow Americans… This pedestrian journey has covered over 3,200 miles so far, and once the project is completed, McGill’s flag will be the first ever to be hand-carried “from sea to shining sea” by a veteran.” – Santa Monica Mirror
“A man who passed through Scottsboro last July on a cross-country journey has successfully completed his trek. Beginning at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, on April 23, 2014, and ending at the Santa Monica Pier in California on April 29, 2015, Tennessee Pastor Walter “Chick” McGill’s 3,242-mile mission is now complete… During his TransAmerican Crosswalk, McGill, a Vietnam War veteran, carried a large American flag the full distance from coast to coast and saluted every passing motorist on his route as a gesture of honor and respect for his fellow Americans… As for what’s next, McGill said he is attempting to have his American flag, which had to be repaired eight times over the past year, displayed at the Smithsonian as the first flag carried across the country by a veteran.” – Wes Mayberry, The Daily Sentinel
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