Greenwich Time: Extreme runner’s latest feat will honor 9-11 victims

By Lisa Chamoff

Achim Heukemes will literally never forget what happened on Sept. 11, 2001 — the date, along with an American flag, is tattooed on one of his tanned biceps..

During his Forrest Gump-like journey, Heukemes will carry a canvas tapestry with the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died in New York, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pa., printed as the stripes of the American flag, and will sell copies to raise money for Sept. 11 charities.

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