1,000 in Wounded Warrior bike ride
Photo credit: Ed Betz | Riders in the Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride, from Babylon Town Hall to Overlook Beach, ride their bikes in the scorching heat over the Robert Moses Causeway bridge. (July 22, 2011)
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The Wounded Warrior Race
The scorching temperatures and suffocating humidity may have seemed unbearable to some Friday. But for those about to embark on a 22-mile bike ride benefiting wounded soldiers, there were only humble expressions of gratitude.
"You can't complain about the heat when you see these guys roll up," said Lisa Conlon, 47, of Brentwood, gesturing to a line of injured soldiers, including amputees,...
