• Before beginning each day’s trip, the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1983 graduates perform 22 pushups, symbolizing the number of veterans who commit suicide each day.
    Before beginning each day’s trip, the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1983 graduates perform 22 pushups, symbolizing the number of veterans who commit suicide each day.
  • The Perrysburg Fire Division and police department escorted the group out of the city.
    The Perrysburg Fire Division and police department escorted the group out of the city.
  • Dixon Smith chats with Lynn Ritter about the group’s goals and experiences as they traverse the country from Washington state to their final stop at the U.S. Military Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
    Dixon Smith chats with Lynn Ritter about the group’s goals and experiences as they traverse the country from Washington state to their final stop at the U.S. Military Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
  • The bicyclists leave the Holiday Inn on Carronade Drive heading toward their next overnight stop in Akron.
    The bicyclists leave the Holiday Inn on Carronade Drive heading toward their next overnight stop in Akron.
  • Perrysburg Township bike patrol Officer Ross Wheatley, right, meets one of the bikers prior to providing the group with an escort through the Township.
    Perrysburg Township bike patrol Officer Ross Wheatley, right, meets one of the bikers prior to providing the group with an escort through the Township.
    Members of the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1983 are nearing the end of a cross-country trek that began at Whidbey Island, Washington, and concludes at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The trip was the brainchild of a class member after the group’s 30th reunion, explained Dixon Smith, one of the trip organizers. They saw the trip as a way to recognize former m...

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