Retired Navy veteran reclaims title of oldest person to finish crossing Appalachian Trail

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A retired Navy veteran set a record as the oldest person to ever finish hiking along the 2,200-mile-long Appalachian Trail in 2017. After a friend took his title in 2021, Dale Sanders reclaimed it this week. Tony Dokoupil has the story.

Original source: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/retired-navy-veteran-reclaims-title-oldest-person-finish-crossing-appalachian-trail/

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