In 2004 Chris Carney, a bartender from Long Island, decided to ride his bicycle across America to raise awareness for injured soldiers returning home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Chris completed a 4200 mile coast-to-coast bicycle ride raising over $1 million in support of Wounded Warrior Project, a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to help injured service members aid and assist one another. Chris’ ride caught the attention of two Iraq War veterans, SSG Heath Calhoun, a double leg amputee and SSG Ryan Kelly, a single leg amputee. Heath and Ryan started planning their own ride and asked Chris to help. In 2005 the three riders began their own unforgettable coast-to-coast ride. Soldier Ride begins connecting veterans to the communities that they have sacrificed so much for. Welcome To Soldier Ride was the fist documentary the USA Warrior Stories produced and screened at the Hamptons International Film Festival, WWII Museum, West Point and is also available on Amazon Prime.
