Lakewood resident Dovid Egert, stationed as a Chaplain in Ford Hood, Texas, was one of nearly 400 Soldiers who participated in Fort Hood’s fourth annual Kapaun Memorial Ruck March.
The 18-mile trek was held in honor of Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun, one of nine Army chaplains to have been awarded the Medal of Honor.
Kapaun was serving with 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, during the Korean War, when the unit’s positions were overrun by North Korea.
Egert performed the approximately four-hour run while carrying 30 pounds of equipment on his back.
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David is a legend!! There’s a story that circulated in Fort Hood about David. When he signed up to join the military, the recruiter asked him – ‘how far could you run? David responded, as far as you tell me to.
Dovid or David as some call him.. legend has it he’s the character on midos man that plays: I ran I ran as fast as I can, I ran I ran cuz I’m midos man.
Congratulations on the run!