Woodbridge, Va. –– Something funny happened on Mac McQuown’s walk to every state capital to raise awareness of the victims of Sept. 11. He began to have problems with the wheel on his cart after leaving Stafford and made an unexpected stop at a Woodbridge firehouse.
McQuown left the Globe and Laurel Restaurant in North Stafford on Sunday morning, 10 years to the date following the terrorist attacks. On Monday night, he stopped into OWL VFD Station 2 in Woodbridge after he encountered trouble with the cart he was pulling, said fire department spokeswoman Rebecca Barnes.
While at the fire station, he was able to fix his cart with the help of a few volunteers who also took him on a ride along and have him a place to sleep for the night, said Barnes.
McQuown plans to walk 15,000 miles across the U.S. to each state capital and Washington, D.C., by himself, to raise money for a 9/11 memorial to be placed in one of the Midwestern or west coast states.
