Okita Soji (1842 or 1844 - July 19, 1868) was the captain of the first umnit of the Shinsengumi, a special police force in Kyoto during the late shogunate period. He was a well-known genius swordsman,   more...being one of the best swordsmen of the Shinsengumi, along with Saito Hajime and Nagakura Shinpachi.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okita_Souji  less

Cracker Barrel welcomes Soldier Ride 2006

Overview of Soldier Ride Origins and WWP efforts to aid severely injured soldiers returning home.

The NY Giants welcome Wounded Warriors

Wounded veterans complete cross country bicycle trip in San Clemente, Ca. August 2006

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Army Secretary Francis Harvey blamed a failure of leadership for substandard conditions in a building that is part of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and vowed Tuesday to move quickly   more...to fix the problem.  less

Help heros! USO, Troops Need You, "In Stitches" comedy help wounded from Iraq, Afghanistan laugh at Walter Reed Army center. 100% of donations to http://www.troopsneedyou.com help soldiers,   more...marines  less

After the '06 cross country to San Clemente the riders returned to the Eastend of Long Island for a ride to Montauk. (note; the website on the video is now located at www.woundedwarriorproject.org)

Recently wounded Brian Jantzen in a brief interview after completion of the "White House to Lighthouse Challenge,"

Wounded Veterans cycle across country to to aid disabled veterans.

Injured soldiers and marines ride through Key West on thier annual ride to raise funds and awareness for wounded veterans

Brief interview with Kevin Blanchard, wounded veteran and Soldier Ride Participant.

Soldier Ride thanks our sponsor U-Haul for thier support.

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Babylon welcomes the Wounded Warriors to Long Island at the Town Hall and kicks off the Soldier Ride to Long Beach segment of the Empire State Challenge..

Double amputee, 1st Lt. Andrew Kinard addresses supporters at the American Air Power Museum in Farmingdale July 2008

Brooklyn welcomes Soldier Ride to Bensonhurst.

Soldier Ride sponsor AIG welcomes the Wounded Warriors to Manhattan

Start of Soldier Ride Empire State Challenge at Fox Studios in NY

FDNY' Rescue 1 host a pre ride breakfast at the Manhattan firehouse.

1 min 15 sec video of the Wounded Warriors preparing for the Empire State Challenge bike ride at the FDNY training facility on Randall's Island, July 23, 2008

Joke award, named after the actor Matt Modine, "Private Joker" at the completion of the 2008 Empire State Challenge in Amagansett, Long Island. The "Soldier Ride" is a program offered   more...by the Wounded Warrior Project, and organization that assists wounded veterans in thier rehabilitation.  less

You can find this report here http://news10now.com/content/top_stories/111964/soldier-files-deployment-probe/Default.aspx
"There was no care everywhere I looked. There was a lot of hazing from higher-ups.   more...People that should be there to help platoon sergeants and stuff were just not there or didn't care," said Spec Bryan Currie, 10th Mountain Division.
While serving in Afghanistan with the 10th Mountain Division Currie was hit by a roadside bomb.

"Sustained a broken jaw, broken cheek bone, lost four teeth, burned my hands. I've got shrapnel wounds, PTSD, lacerated my lip I had to get stitches, my knees were swollen, I couldn't walk the dashboard crushed my legs," said Currie.

I also have a post up about this that you can read here http://imagineaworldof.blogspot.com/2008/03/soldiers-want-answers-now.html#links , which takes you to two articles one giving examples of other Re-Deployments of already injured soldiers, physical and mental!  less

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