Vietnam veteran's mule-powered journey to visit father's grave ends sadly

Mich. veteran's mule-powered journey to visit father's grave ends sadly
Truck rear-ends wagon, injuring man, killing mules
JC Online
Written by Mikel Livingston
Jul. 26, 2013

A Vietnam veteran’s 1,000-mile trek to visit his father’s grave — a journey that took him through the Clinton County town of Colfax on May 24 and 25 — took a sad turn this week.

Since May 1, 68-year-old Charlie Peters has been traveling by a wagon pulled by a pair of mules from his home in Owosso, Mich., to the grave of R.B. Peters in Okemah, Okla.

Peters had been hoping to reach the grave site next week, to thank his father in person for the elder Peters’ service in World War II.

But on Wednesday night, Peters’ wagon was rear-ended by a truck in a late night accident on Highway 64 in Ozark, Ark. Peters suffered two broken ribs.

According to various media reports from that area, one of the mules died at the scene and another died overnight at a nearby veterinary hospital.

Carol Peters, Charlie Peters’ daughter, said her father was traveling back to Owosso by car Friday, along with his son.
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