On Saturday, Oct. 6, Jack and OAS were joined by 2 additional Iraq and Afghanistan vets as well as Actor Mike Vogel. As you can see, OAS is getting great PR.
BJ Jackson and Jorge DeLeon were both riding for the first time. BJ recently bought a bike (see video on Operationamericanspirit.org) just for this occasion and had never ridden more than 15 miles, while Jorge had competed in marathon events including the LA Marathon but had not ridden his hand cycle for more than a year.
BJ, Jorge, and JR get ready to ride
BJ has also been featured on Kellogg's cereal boxes with singer LeAnne Rimes.
BJ had lost both legs below the knee when the Humvee he was driving hit a landmine, while Jorge lost his right leg when he hit an IED. Originally, his was also below the knee but due to complications they had to cut higher up his thigh.
BJ Jackson
So it was that Jack and crew headed out of the West LA VA on their way to Long Beach with another great day ahead of them. This was one of the shortest rides of the tour, but also one of the funnest.
Mike Vogel had never ridden a bike since he was a kid and BJ made a personal record 25 miles while Jack and the rest of OAS took in the sights of the beach communities.
Tomorrow will be the last day with 100+ miles from Anaheim to San Diego
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