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Marine vet Kirstie Ennis will represent the United States in the Walk of Britain, which kicks off in August.

Sam Kille

July 23, 2015

 

 

Determination is a word that’s long been a part of this Marine’s vocabulary.

 

And because of her strong will, medically retired Marine Sgt. Kirstie Ennis will represent the United States on behalf of the Bob Woodruff Foundation in Walking With The Wounded’s Walk of Britain expedition.

 

The Milton, Florida, resident will join fellow U.S. service member Andrew Bement, and wounded British veterans to trek 1,000 miles  —  through Scotland, Wales, and England  —  in an effort to highlight the extraordinary determination of those injured in combat.

 

Ennis joined the Marine Corps at the age of 17, shortly after she graduated Milton High School in 2008 , with not only her diploma , but an associate’s degree from Pensacola Junior College.

 

Joining came with a small hitch. Because Ennis wasn’t 18, she would need parental permission. Her father, who had served in the Corps, hoped she’d continue her college studies first, but he reluctantly said yes after making her promise she’d be taking a desk job.

 

Ennis would owe her dad an apology.

 

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Sgt. Kirstie Ennis

 

 

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