KEWASKUM, Wis. — Ahead of Veterans Day, on the Marine Corps' 250th birthday, Iraq combat war veteran Nick Stewart is hiking for 25 hours straight across Washington County.

The West Bend native works for the Milwaukee VA in the mental health unit and decided he wanted to honor his fellow veterans by raising money for nonprofits that help vets once they're out of the hospital.

"When they graduate from that level," he said. "There isn't a whole lot out there for accountability and support after that."

Veteran hikes across county

Stewart started at 8 a.m. on Monday and will continue through the morning on Tuesday, hiking all the way from Kewaskum to West Bend to Big Cedar Lake and back to the Eisenbahn Trail. He calls the two day event Hike for Heroes and it will raise money for Big Fish

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