More than 50 wounded veterans and first responders pedaled down the California coast as Project Hero’s California Challenge ended in Port Hueneme on Friday afternoon.
Veterans throughout the United States, Europe and Canada gathered for a non-competitive, 400-mile bike ride organized annually by Project Hero. The San Diego nonprofit holds bike challenges across the country meant to provide therapy for wounded veterans and first responders with brain trauma, PTSD and other injuries.
“I spiraled after I came back,” said Mike Escoboso, an Army veteran from Texas. “What I noticed when I got back was that there’s not enough transition programs to help veterans.”…