
LONG BEACH, CA - JUNE 29: Joe Bowser (L), who lost his right leg while fighting in Iraq as a US Army staff sergeant, rides beside champion cyclist Alejandro Albor (R), who lost his legs to a train, at the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Foundation Summerfest 2004, hosted by Disabled Sports USA, on June 29, 2004 in Long Beach, California. 29 US soldiers who were severely injured in the war in Iraq and others are participating in the week-long Disabled Sports USA event. Disabled Sports USA was founded in 1967 by the 10th Mountain Division and Vietnam veterans to enable soldiers and others with physical disabilities return to an active and confident life. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Dozens of injured service members are mounting up to raise awareness in the nation’s capital about bicycling rehabilitation for disabled veterans.
The Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride begins Tuesday at National Harbor and continues through Saturday with events in Annapolis, Lorton, Va., and Mount Vernon, Va.
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