That Time a 73-Year-Old World War II Vet Drove 240 Miles on a Riding Mower

When Alvin Straight decided he was going to visit his brother in Wisconsin in the summer of 1994, he wasn’t looking to be famous or get a bunch of money for telling the story.

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