​HOT SPRINGS –Every year, the organizers of the Veteran’s Charity Ride take wounded and amputee veterans on Indian Motorcycles, custom built Champion sidecars and trikes, from Los Angeles to the Sturgis Bike Rally in South Dakota for the Adventure of a Lifetime.

Best Friends and Above the Knee Bi-Lateral Amputees to Trade off Piloting an Indian Scout Avenger Sidecar from Los Angeles to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

This is a press release from Indian Motorcycle…

Minneapolis & Los Angeles (July 5, 2017) — Indian Motorcycle®, America’s First Motorcycle Company®, and “Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis,” announced today veterans Corporal Joshua Stein, U.S. Army (Ret.) and Corporal Neil Frustaglio, U.S. Marines (Ret.) have been named as the honorary “Hero’s Ride of a Lifetime” selectees. The two post-9/11 veteran heroes were chosen from over 50 total entries in a nomination program that called upon friends and family members to submit deserving veterans for an once-in-a-lifetime motorcycle therapy adventure.

Corporal Joshua Stein, US Army (Ret.) joined the Army in February of 2005 as a 12B Combat Engineer, and was deployed to Iraq in December. On Easter Sunday of 2006, Josh and his team were struck by an Explosively Formed Penetrator bomb that blasted through their armored Bradley vehicle and immediately severed and cauterized both of Josh’s legs. Doctors in Iraq prioritized limb salvage, saving both his arms, and transported him back to the U.S., where he eventually woke up out of a medically induced coma with his family surrounding him a the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio Texas. Following a long battle, and significant rehabilitation, Josh found a purpose at the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute (MMI) from which he’ll be graduating in Phoenix, Arizona on July 7, 2017.

By Press Release July 5, 2017

Indian Motorcycles and Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis have announced their “Hero’s Ride of a Lifetime” selectees. Corporal Joshua Stein, U.S. Army (ret.) and Corporal Neil Frustaglio, U.S. Marines (ret.) will be piloting an Indian Scout Avenger Sidecar to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally event, heading out from Los Angeles on July 28. We wish these military vets a fun and safe journey! 

​Press Release below.

​Sara Liberte

You may be familiar with the quote, “You never see a motorcycle parked outside of a psychiatrist’s office.” There’s a reason for that.

If you’ve ever ridden a motorcycle, we won’t have to explain the significance of this. If you haven’t, it’ll be hard for you to understand, but we’ll try to explain — though our words will likely be paltry and insufficient.

​Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis will give two deserving veteran heroes the ride of their life with participation in the 2017 Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis®! Tell us why your favorite veteran should be given the chance to ride an Indian Motorcycle on an all-expense paid trip across the scenic Western United States and experience the world’s largest motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota in August 2017.

​Veterans Charity Ride (VCR) is a year round non-profit program, specifically designed to assist severely wounded and amputee combat veterans with their needs and issues they deal with on a daily basis. Helping our veterans through outreach, action, followup and activities is what drives our organization. All VCR programs are fiscally sponsored through the White Heart Foundation a 501 (C) (3) veteran charity. www.WhiteHeart.org. All donations and in-kind contributions are 100% tax deductible. The veterans pay nothing to participate in our programs.