(Source: Rob Portman) On Saturday, I participated in the Honor Ride, a cycling event to benefit wounded warriors held every Memorial Day weekend. I joined active duty service members, veterans, including some with serious injuries. The organizer is Ride 2 Recovery, a group that helps more than 10,000 wounded veterans get rehabilitation. It was an opportunity for me to thank our active duty military and veterans from Ohio, and to support our wounded warriors. Each of them had a story. Some of those stories were told by missing limbs or by scars. Some had scars that cannot be seen: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and traumatic brain injuries afflict between 11 and 20 percent of veterans...
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