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    Mark Wahlberg adds support to Veterans Charity Ride

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    ​Courtesy of Powersportsbusiness.com

    Source: http://powersportsbusiness.com/top-stories/2016/06/22/mark-wahlberg-adds-support-to-veterans-charity-ride/

    Indian Motorcycle, America’s first motorcycle company and proud sponsor for the second straight year of the Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis, released further details about the 1,776-mile, multi-state tour that uses Indian motorcycles as therapy for wounded and amputee veterans.
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    Announcing “Hero’s Ride of a Lifetime” Selectees

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    Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis® is pleased to announce the additions of two veterans nominated by the public to participate in this years ride to Sturgis.

    WE WELCOME
    Keith Helfrich & Jedidiah (Jed) Morgan

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    About Keith Helfrich, Sergeant Major. US Army

    Keith Helfrich joined the Army in 1986 as an 11B (Infantryman). After years of training with the Rangers, Keith was assigned to 10th Special Forces. Keith lead the most elite soldiers on the battlefield as Team Sergeant and as a Sergeant Major. His combat experience includes Operation Just Cause, Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Operation Provide Comfort II, Bosnia, and Iraq.

    Keith was awarded the Bronze Star Medal during Operation Iron Fist. Due to Keith’s planning and execution, the operation resulted in the capture of over 100 insurgents, the enemy surrendering the town of Salman Pak and zero friendly casualties. In 2012, with four tours in Iraq and after 26 years of service, Keith was medically retired after sustaining his last injury.

    Keith currently lives in Texas with his wife Raquel and their three daughters. Keith started riding dirt bikes as a kid and has always had a bike although now he prefers a big V-Twin, and is looking forward to riding in the Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis. 
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    Veterans Charity Ride Supports Heroes Ride

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    ​Veterans Charity Ride joined hundreds of bikers, law enforcement officers, veterans and supporters last Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl for the 4th Annual Heroes Ride benefiting Fallen Officers and Wounded Veterans. This was our first year participating in the Heroes Ride.Bob Richard Dave copy

    We didn’t know what to expect, so we left early to meet up with Richard Cohn, Heroes Ride Chairman and organizers The Professional Peace Officers Association (PPOA). The PPOA established the Star & Shield Foundation in 2001. Since then, the foundation has proudly raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to support worthy organizations and causes. Their most important mission is providing assistance to the families of fallen officers.
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    A SLICE OF LIFE RETURNED TO ONE OF OUR VETERAN BROTHERS

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    ​Daytona Beach, FL, with it’s warm weather, beautiful beaches and clear skies, is the perfect location to kick-off the 2016 motorcycle riding season with Daytona Bike Week. Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis (VCR) founder Indian Dave and Bob Manciero arrived in Daytona Beach for a very special mission: prepare the first Indian Scout Trike, with special modifications, for Marine veteran Sean Carroll, and get him riding again.

    VCR recruited Craig Arrojo and his team at Champion Sidecars & Trikes, Lloyd Greer at Lloyds Motor Werkz and Robert Pandya at Indian Motorcycle to design and build the first Indian Scout Trike and specially modify it for Marine veteran Sean Carroll who, while serving in Iraq in 2004, was gravely injured from an IED (Improvised Explosive Device), resulting in the loss of his right leg and several fingers.