A Midshipman Runs To Help Raise Awareness: Darien Hero

DARIEN, CT — When times are tough, heroes emerge. We all know someone who's making a difference right now as we live through unprecedented times. Here at Patch, we've launched an initiative to help recognize these everyday heroes.

This submission comes from Ciara Thurlow, who nominated Logan Book:

<b>Where the nominee lives:</b>
Darien

<b>Where the person who nominated the hero lives: </b>
Darien

<b>Name of the nominee:</b>
Logan Book

<b>Name of the person who nominated the hero: </b>
Ciara Thurlow

<b>Is the nominee considered an “essential worker”?:</b>
No

<b>What does the nominee do for work?:</b>
Midshipman at NAVY

<b>Why do you believe the nominee should be recognized or honored?</b>
Last week, Logan ran 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours to raise awareness for sexual assault.

<b>What’s one thing you want everyone to know about your hero?: </b>
Logan is Midshipman at Navy and hopes to someday serve our country working on a submarine.

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