November 21, 2024

Semper Fi.

A marine who gallantly dropped back in a race to help a nine-year-old boy finish has become an internet sensation.Lance Corporal Myles Kerr was competing in the annual run while home on leave in Charlevoix, Michigan when he spotted Boden Fuchs struggling to keep up.The boy reportedly asked 19-year-old Kerr: ‘Sir, will you please run with me?’, after losing the group he was running with.

via Marine Myles Kerr who slowed down to help a nine-year-old boy finish a 5k race goes viral | Mail Online.

There’s a great picture at the link.