For the second year in a row, a group of wounded US soldiers toured Israel on bikes with the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). Their ten day “Soldier Ride” took them from the banks of the Dead Sea to the Western Wall in Jerusalem to the northern border with Syria. More than a tour, this program is intended to build community among the veterans to heal emotionally and physically. For most participants, it was their first trip to Israel. In touching encounters with wounded Israeli IDF soldiers, these visiting Americans learned how much we have in common.
I really have to stop peeling onions so close to my computer…
