Wounded Warriors stop in SLC on cross-country bike ride

Published: Wednesday, June 13 2012 4:52 p.m. MDT

Senior Master Sgt. Mike Sander talks with Tommy Valdez as 18 wounded warriors from America's military, accompanied by local riders with disabilities arrive at Gateway Plaza in Salt Lake City Tuesday, June 12, 2012. The two-month cross-country trek from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, featured veterans using hand cycles and specially designed bikes fitted to their needs.

Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — Eighteen Wounded Warriors from America's military accompanied by local riders with disabilities arrived at Gateway Plaza on Tuesday as part of the Sea to Shining Sea Tour

The tour is a two-month, cross-country trek from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, featuring veterans using hand cycles and specially designed bikes fitted to their needs. 

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