the lost soldier the ultimate price to pay

i made the ride into columbia south carolina iam on 378 at the holiday inn express useing there computer this morning i stopped in a small town named prosperity south carolina to eat i was talking to some people about my hourneys and all the suddenj a newspaper reportyer shows up and runs another interview this is the one ive done not holding matts picture and some people even bought my breakfast it was a beautiful day today not a hard rife but a steady one from here its 378 to 501 to highway 17 as i head towards the arlington national cemetary the christian people have been kind to me here ive came up with about 150.00 the last couple days check this out lastnight in this bar i ran into an iraqi war veteran who has been following my journeys he was whining because iam rideing for carolyn maupin and in her sons memory i guess he thought he deserved to be included in my ride iam going to slow things down a bit go by the ocean and kick back i dont have to be in arlington until memorial day