- Genre:biography & autobiography
- Sub-genre:Military
- Language:English
- Pages:100
- eBook ISBN:9798350974713
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Stan Connelly, raised by a single mother in rural poverty, became a major general in the U.S. Army Reserves and participated in negotiations in Moscow that ended the Cold War in 1988. He co-founded The Free Press Marathon in Detroit and ran 22 marathons in his lifetime. He was known for turning back during these marathons to find stragglers who needed some encouragement to keep going. He often crossed the finish lines holding hands with them.
He worked on social justice issues Including job training and employment opportunities in both Cleveland and Detroit. Always a warrior for the underdog, he believed lack of money was "the root of all evil". He worked hard to provide more opportunity to the "have-nots" who were victims of racism and classism.
He dreamed about a world at peace with itself, where everyone had an opportunity to compete and were treated equally regardless of the color of their skin.
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General Connelly was a brilliant, energetic, highly respected military officer that participated in the Moscow Summit of 1988 that ended The Cold War. This book covers his childhood growing up in a homestead on the plains Wyoming without electricity or running water where he witnessed first hand how hard life could be for people without economic opportunity, as well as his later years in Chicago competing against Johnny Weismueler in the Chicago River races before Weismueler left to play Tarzan on the big screen.
After entering West Point during the Depression Connelly had a distinguished military career spanning over 35 years. Retirement was not the end of working for him. It was as if he had more energy than projects so he through himself into two of his passions. Running, and working as a civil rights activist to level the playing field for all players. He ran 22 marathons after co-founding the Detroit Marathon the last one at 78.
