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33km in 3 weeks – what’s the big deal?

Is walking 33km in three weeks a big deal? It is is when you’re 101 years old! And, it is when you’ve raised nearly $50,000 for charity.

Putting one 101-year-old foot in front of the other, World War II Sergeant Bert Le-Merton has pledged to walk 96km to support contemporary veterans.

Sergeant Bert Le-Merton is off to a flying start – already ahead of his 1km/day target and more than doubling his fundraising goal.

. . The war really is over at last after 5 days of uncertainty. 2000 American news service announced fact

I think we’re going to need every cliche, every superlative and ever bonzer Aussie slang word/phrase before Sergeant Bert is finished.

Australia is about to be introduced to it very own World War II fund-raising walking legend – in the sprightly form of Sergeant Bert.