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- Paul Veneto began his 220-mile trek from Boston to Ground Zero on August 16, 2026.
- This year's journey marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and his 1,000th mile pushed.
- He added four new carts, each representing a hijacked flight, to involve the public.
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On August 16, 2026, retired United Airlines flight attendant Paul Veneto, 67, of Milton, Massachusetts, began his latest journey, pushing an airline beverage cart down Newbury Street in Boston. This trek, part of his annual "Paulie's Push," will cover 220 miles through 60 cities and towns over 28 days, ending at Ground Zero in New York City. Veneto started this tradition in 2021, on the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, and has since walked the path of each of the four hijacked flights. This year, marking the 25th anniversary, he will have officially pushed the cart a total of 1,000 miles. Veneto made a promise after 9/11 to never forget the crew members who showed heroics that day, and he started Paulie's Push to honor them. For this milestone year, he has added four more beverage carts, each designed to represent one of the four airplanes, with photos of the crew members on top. He has named this year's journey "Everyone's Push" to involve the public, especially young people who were not alive during the attacks, in seeing communities come together. Debbie Calimano, a flight attendant from New Jersey, has been part of the team for several years and expressed her honor to participate, noting that she thinks of 9/11 every day she goes to work. Veneto's journey is a personal tribute and a public commemoration, ensuring that the memory of the victims and the bravery of the crew members remains alive.
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