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FRONT ROYAL, Va. - Protests against the situation in Iran continue and two Front Royal residents who are not satisfied with President Barack Obama (web | news | bio) 's response the the violence are taking their cause to the streets.

A 19-year old Iranian-American boy and his mother are walking 75 miles from the Warren County courthouse to the White House where they hope to deliver a letter to the president. The pair started walking along I-55 early in the morning. Although aches from the long walk have already set in, they say their personal pain is not the point.

"The point is when people like Neda is giving their blood, and so many others are being tortured, we are just doing something little. We are actually so shameful that we can not do something more," said protester Susan.

"They're killing protesters in the street, in the public, in Iran and it's painful to just let it pass us by and not do anything about it," said protester Arash.

Arash said he felt called to act after hearing President Obama respond to the violence.

"The way he spoke about Iran, like maybe a week ago, he sounded very careless. I just wanted him to know there's lots of people who care about the Iranian people."

Arash and his mother care enough to spend three days on the road and they hope to educate everyone who sees them along the way.

"Some people that have no idea of what's going on, they would at least pay attention and say, 'Ok, we saw these two people, let's see what's going on.'"

One woman says she's tired and hot after walking only half a mile so she finds their 75-mile journey honorable. "It's an impressive trek that they're taking, especially that they have so much concern and interest in a cause as important as Iran," said Gainesville resident Natlee Green.

Arash and his mother hope to arrive at the White House on July 2nd around 7 p.m.

At their request, Susan and Arash's last name was not used in this story.

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