Courageous Team of Disabled Veterans Near Conclusion of Cross-Country Bicycle Ride
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Participants in wars and conflicts from Vietnam to Afghanistan and Iraq, the team has met and greeted Americans in 14 states and the District of Columbia.On Saturday, July 28, the team rides to the Virginia Beach boardwalk, dip their front wheels into the Atlantic, and complete a bicycle journey across America.The Sea to Shining Sea ride is supported through generous sponsorships by State Farm, American Portfolios, MWV, Dominion, the Semper Fi Foundation, the USO, BNY – Mellon, General Electric, GM Fleet and Commercial, Brown Shoe Company and Famous Footwear, Energizer Holdings, Altria, EnerSys, Occidental Petroleum, Magaschoni Apparel, Penske Truck Rental, AR Capital, Vedder Price, the El Pomar Foundation and George Puskar.Virginia Beach, VA, July 28, 2012 --( PR.com )-- From a foggy Memorial Day crossing of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, 14 veterans with disabilities have ridden across America by bicycle, hand cycle and recumbent.Through snow showers and cold in Nevada to blistering heat in Kansas and Missouri to rain in Pennsylvania and Maryland, these veterans have ridden more than 3,500 miles in two months.