MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — Wounded military personnel and their supporters have bicycled across the Seven Mile Bridge and sections of the Florida Keys Overseas Highway during the annual Soldier Ride event from Key Largo to Key West.
Some 45 individuals are participating in the event, which continues through Sunday. It’s organized by the Wounded Warrior Project to raise funds for injured comrades recovering in American military hospitals.
Although some riders are missing one or more limbs from combat injuries, they use specially adapted bicycles.
The effort provides physical rehabilitation for injured soldiers, helps raise funds to foster veterans’ independence and develops peer-mentoring programs.
The group is set to ride throughout Key West’s Old town on Saturday, and they are scheduled to interact with dolphins Sunday at the Marathon-based Dolphin Research Center Sunday.
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