W100 Day One - Palo Duro Canyon

[TexasGranny]

On April 26-28, 2012, twenty servicemen and women wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan join President George W. Bush
for a 100 kilometer mountain bike ride in Palo Duro Canyon State Park. As part of the George W. Bush Presidential
Center's Military Service Initiative, the W100 highlights the bravery and sacrifice of the warriors wounded in the global
war on terror, as well as those organizations that have made continuing commitments to supporting America's heroes.
Follow the ride here: http://w100k.com/



:bravo:

[skitealwedrop]

Thanks for the post TG. I have visited the Canyon. It's far more beautiful than your clip depicts. It's a really nice place to camp and hang out with your family. I encourage the Texans to visit. It's worth the road trip.

[littlefeet]

On April 26-28, 2012, twenty servicemen and women wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan join President George W. Bush

for a 100 kilometer mountain bike ride in Palo Duro Canyon State Park. As part of the George W. Bush Presidential

Center's Military Service Initiative, the W100 highlights the bravery and sacrifice of the warriors wounded in the global

war on terror, as well as those organizations that have made continuing commitments to supporting America's heroes.

Follow the ride here: http://w100k.com/

:bravo:

I heard about this on the radio this week and thought it was a cool thing for the service people to be doing with our former , ' W '

[TexasGranny]

Warrior 100K

On April 26-28, 2012, twenty servicemen and women wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan will join President George W. Bush for a 100 kilometer mountain bike ride in Palo Duro Canyon State Park. As part of the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s Military Service Initiative, the W100 highlights the bravery and sacrifice of the warriors wounded in the global war on terror, as well as those organizations that have made continuing commitments to supporting America’s heroes.

The three-day event provides an opportunity to highlight the good work of military support organizations and is sponsored by several companies and individuals that have generously contributed their time and resources to support America’s servicemen and women. The 2011 W100 was the first event for the Military Service Initiative of the Bush Center.

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This is the 2nd year - the 1st ride was a huge success and some of the riders returned this year.

[fastarnie]

That is really cool.