LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Denny Salisbury’s best friend is his bicycle, the one the former Marine corporal will ride to encircle Clear Lake – a distance of about 100 miles – on Sunday, June 9, in honor of his compatriots in arms who were fatalities of the war on terror in Iraq.
The distance is no big deal for Salisbury, who will be joined by other members of Ride 2 Recovery Patriot Guard Riders on his ride. He is a regional rider for his Northern California project team.
Bicycling for an infinite number of miles has been the one true aid in Salisbury’s five-year quest to rehabilitate himself from the wounds and agony he suffered in Iraq and since then.
Along with other program members in October of last year, he completed … More