2010 Sea To Shining Sea

May 27, 2010

By Maj. Bettina Avent, US Army Accessions Command G7

Story Highlights

  • Wounded warriors from all the military services, and other disabled participants embarked on a 4,000 mile journey May 21.
  • They will ride bicycles from San Francisco to Fort Story, Va., arriving July 24.Their progress can be tracked at http://s2ssbikeride.org.
  • The U.S. Olympic Committee will host the group in Colorado Springs before they head north through Denver.
  • They will also stop in Bloomington Ill., for the Fourth of July, Wright Patterson Air Force Base , the 9/11 Memorial at Shanksville, Pa
  • Actor and comedian Robin Williams joined riders in the Sea to Shining Sea Bike Ride at Sausalito. Calif., May 22. This stage of the ride began at the Presidio in San Francisco and concluded at the Yountville Veterans Home in Napa Valley, Calif. The multi-service bicycle ride is sponsored by World T.E.A.M. Sports-a non-profit group, whose purpose is to raise awareness of wounded warriors. The ride is scheduled to end July 24 in Virginia Beach, Va. For more information, to volunteer, participate in a stage of the ride, or to see updates about the rider's progress, visit http://s2ssbikeride.org.

    Sea To Shining Sea

    Actor and comedian Robin Williams joined riders in the Sea to Shining Sea Bike Ride at Sausalito. Calif., May 22. This stage of the ride began at the Presidio in San Francisco and concluded at the Yountville Veterans Home in Napa Valley, Calif. The...

  • Sea to Shining Sea bike riders and supporters arrive for the Pacific Wheel dipping ceremony May 21 near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Riders dipped their back wheels in the Pacific Ocean and will dip their front wheel in the Atlantic Ocean when they arrive at Fort Story Va., 24 July. The multi-service bicycle ride is sponsored by World T.E.A.M. Sports-a non-profit group, whose purpose is to raise awareness of wounded warriors. For more information, to volunteer, participate in a stage of the journey, or see updates about the rider's progress visit http://s2ssbikeride.org.

    Sea To Shining Sea

    Sea to Shining Sea bike riders and supporters arrive for the Pacific Wheel dipping ceremony May 21 near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Riders dipped their back wheels in the Pacific Ocean and will dip their front wheel in the Atlantic Ocean...

  • Sea to Shining Sea bike riders and supporters arrive for the Pacific Wheel dipping ceremony May 21 near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Riders dipped their back wheels in the Pacific Ocean and will dip their front wheel in the Atlantic Ocean when they arrive at Fort Story Va., 24 July. The multi-service bicycle ride is sponsored by World T.E.A.M. Sports-a non-profit group, whose purpose is to raise awareness of wounded warriors. For more information, to volunteer, participate in a stage of the journey, or see updates about the rider's progress visit http://s2ssbikeride.org.

    Sea To Shining Sea

    Sea to Shining Sea bike riders and supporters arrive for the Pacific Wheel dipping ceremony May 21 near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Riders dipped their back wheels in the Pacific Ocean and will dip their front wheel in the Atlantic Ocean...

  • Sea to Shining Sea bike riders traveled from the Yountville Veterans Home in Napa Valley, Calif., to Sacramento during the second stage of their 4,000 mile journey across the U.S. The multi-service bicycle ride is sponsored by World T.E.A.M. Sports-a non-profit group, whose purpose is to raise awareness of wounded warriors. The ride is scheduled to end July 24 in Virginia Beach, Va. For more information, to volunteer, participate in a stage of the journey, or see updates about the rider's progress visit http://s2ssbikeride.org.

    Sea To Shining Sea

    Sea to Shining Sea bike riders traveled from the Yountville Veterans Home in Napa Valley, Calif., to Sacramento during the second stage of their 4,000 mile journey across the U.S. The multi-service bicycle ride is sponsored by World T.E.A.M. Sports-a...

  • Brig. Gen. Arnold Gordon-Bray, the U.S. cadet command deputy commanding general and Sgt. 1st Class Mary Kay Messenger who is assigned to the United States Military Academy band, participated in the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Sea to Shining Sea Bike Ride. Gordon-Bray rode the first stage of the event, and Messenger sang the National Anthem. The multi-service bicycle ride is sponsored by World T.E.A.M. Sports-a non-profit group, whose purpose is to raise awareness of wounded warriors. The ride is scheduled to end July 24 in Virginia Beach, Va. For more information, to volunteer support, participate in a stage of the ride, or to see updates about the rider's progress, visit http://s2ssbikeride.org.

    Sea To Shining Sea

    Brig. Gen. Arnold Gordon-Bray, the U.S. cadet command deputy commanding general and Sgt. 1st Class Mary Kay Messenger who is assigned to the United States Military Academy band, participated in the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Sea to Shining Sea...

  • Army (Capt.) Chaplain Steve Blackwell provided the invocation at the opening ceremony for the 2010 Sea to Shining Sea Bike Ride May 22 in San Francisco. The multi-service bicycle ride is sponsored by World T.E.A.M. Sports-a non-profit group, whose purpose is to raise awareness of wounded warriors. The ride is scheduled to end July 24 in Virginia Beach, Va. For more information, to volunteer, participate in a stage of the ride, or to see updates about the rider's progress, visit http://s2ssbikeride.org.

    Sea To Shining Sea

    Army (Capt.) Chaplain Steve Blackwell provided the invocation at the opening ceremony for the 2010 Sea to Shining Sea Bike Ride May 22 in San Francisco. The multi-service bicycle ride is sponsored by World T.E.A.M. Sports-a non-profit group, whose...

  • Riders begin lining up for the start of the opening ceremony of the 2010 Sea to Shining Sea Bike Ride May 21 near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The ceremony included a wheel dipping in the Pacific Ocean. Clay Rankin, front left recumbent bike, is an advocate for the Army wounded warrior program. Rankin, who served in Desert Storm as an Army Military Police Officer, was wounded while deployed to Iraq in 2003. The multi-service bicycle ride is sponsored by World T.E.A.M. Sports-a non-profit group, whose purpose is to raise awareness of wounded warriors. The ride is scheduled to end July 24 in Virginia Beach, Va. For more information, to volunteer support, participate in a stage of the ride, or to see updates about the rider's progress, visit http://s2ssbikeride.org

    Sea To Shining Sea

    Riders begin lining up for the start of the opening ceremony of the 2010 Sea to Shining Sea Bike Ride May 21 near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The ceremony included a wheel dipping in the Pacific Ocean. Clay Rankin, front left recumbent...

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