Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Allen Mullins stands in front of the Codger Pole, located in Colfax, equipped with signature-adorned shield and POW flag-draped rucksack.
Allen Mullins poses with his shield.
COLFAX - Captain America was strolling through town Oct. 22, adorned with shield and a POW flag on his bag.
Under the mask wasn't Steve Rogers, it was Allen Mullins, of Dalton, Ga. Mullins was passing through on a cross-country walk to raise awareness for veterans and firefighters.
"Nice guy," said Roger Myers, of LaCrosse. "Got a great idea."
Mullins stayed with Myers during his two-night layover in LaCrosse. Myers and his wife are co-founders of W.H.E.A.T., an organization that collects items and sends them to American troops, a cause similar to Mullins'.
Mullins encourages people to donate to their local fire departments and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) branches. When people tried to give him money to support his cause in LaCrosse, Myers said he turned it down and told them to donate to the fire department.
He has been walking cross-country since 2009. This walk started in Maple Valley, Wash., and will end in Harrisonburg, Va.
"This walk is about acknowledging our heroes at home – the often overlooked, until you need them, saviors of life and limb. The brave men and women of every local fire department across our nation," the he stated. "I would encourage everyone to donate supplies to their local FD and volunteer if they can."
Mullins entered Whitman County from Washtucna. He was driven to Colfax where he was planning to walk to Oakesdale, then Plummer.
Jana Mathia is a reporter at the Whitman County Gazette.
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