SOLDIER RIDE NASHVILLE
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:00AM BATTLE GROUND ACADEMY
Registration Fees:
Cycling: $50 online and $65 the day of the event
Walking: $25
Start Location:
Battle Ground Academy
336 Ernest Rice Lane
Franklin, TN 37069-6507
Schedule for Soldier Ride Nashville on Saturday, September 25, 2010
Time Activity
7:00 – 8:30 am Registration Begins
8:45am Opening Ceremony
9:00am Ride/Walk Start (helmet required for riders)
Post-ride Community BBQ
Please click event information on left to view the routes
MORE INFORMATION ON SOLDIER RIDE NASHVILLE
Soldier Ride is coming to Nashville on Saturday, September 25, 2010. Come and join hundreds of people in a day of fun and celebration while helping support our nation's wounded warriors! Challenge yourself to cycle and raise money for Wounded Warrior Project. Mount your ride and spin you wheels on a course of action for up to 85 fun-filled miles. You don’t have to be a wounded warrior to join – just a proud American who wants to show your support for our wounded warriors.
This year’s Soldier ride is being held in the memory of Father, Husband, and Soldier, Master Sergeant James “Tre” Ponder from Franklin, TN. Tre made the ultimate sacrifice for his Brothers in Arms on a rescue mission in Eastern Afghanistan on June 28, 2005. He was killed when his MD-47 helicopter was shot down by enemy fire on its way to rescue a Navy SEAL team in distress. Tre was a member of the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
Tre’s commitment to his country was equaled only by his devotion to his family , including his beautiful wife Leslie and their two daughters, Samantha and Elizabeth.
WHAT IS SOLDIER RIDE?
Soldier Ride is a Wounded Warrior Project initiative that provides adaptive cycling opportunities across the country to help wounded warriors restore their physical and emotional well being. It’s a unique two or four-day cycling experience that honors the men and women of our military who sacrificed so much for all of us.
Every year, Soldier Ride inspires spectators who marvel as our nation’s wounded warriors courageously battle the physical and psychological damages of war. In response to requests from warriors and spectators, Soldier Ride is now open to everyone – offering the public a chance to ride alongside as our warriors promote their positive message of recovery.
Soldier Ride raises funds for Wounded Warrior Project programs and initiatives to ensure this generation of wounded warriors are well-adjusted in mind, body, and economically empowered.
