Man Mows Lawn For Pittsburgh Veteran During 50-State Tour
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A man who mows veterans' lawns for free was in Pittsburgh Wednesday.
Rodney Smith Jr. is on his ninth 50-state tour, mowing lawns for veterans and families of active duty members deployed overseas. This tour is called "Thank you for your service and sacrifice."
I had the honor of mowing Mr.Coulter's lawn for him in Pittsburgh,PA. He served in the Marines and was station in the Philippines . He was on standby 5 times to go into Vietnam. Thank you for your service and sacrifice pic.twitter.com/Oydc8CuOev
— Rodney Smith Jr (@iamrodneysmith) September 30, 2020
He mowed a Pittsburgh veteran's lawn Wednesday morning. Smith says Mr. Coulter served in the Marines and was stationed in the Philippines. He was on standby five times to go to Vietnam.
Mr. Coulter called serving his country "a great honor."
"I think we still have a great country. There's some bad things here and there going on, but everything's going to work out sooner or later," he said.
Mr.Coulter's Story pic.twitter.com/lHebnP2CSR
— Rodney Smith Jr (@iamrodneysmith) September 30, 2020
In each state, Smith will mow lawns for veterans and families of active duty members deployed overseas as well as Gold star families, Purple Heart recipients, prisoners of war and families of MIAs.
If you know someone or a family member in one of those categories, you can fill out a form online to have their lawn mowed.