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A man and his horses

Vietnam veteran makes cross-country wagon trip

Rodger Howell, a Tennessee man who is traveling across the country by horse and buggy, is shown pulling into a convenience store Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Parkway and Highway 301 North. Howell, who is a veteran, former law enforcement officer and master farrier, passed through Statesboro this week on his way to Niagra Falls. - photo by EDDIE LEDBETTER/staff

W man and horses — Rodger Howell, a Tennessee man who is traveling across the country by horse and buggy, is shown pulling into a convenience store Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Parkway and Highway 301 North. Howell, who is a veteran, former law enforcement officer and master farrier, passed through Statesboro this week on his way to Niagra Falls. - photo by EDDIE LEDBETTER/staff

When doctors told him he might have only five weeks to live, Rodger Howell decided to make some changes. That was more than a year ago, and he still is going strong. The former Erin, Tennessee, police chief and military veteran tied up all his loose ends, hitched up his horses and buggy and hit the road.

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