Marines Semper Fi fund charity bike ride

Local bikers raise funds for injured Marines
Kyrie O'Connor
July 3, 2012

COLLEGE STATION - If you let Texans Dennis McLaughlin or Troy McLehany tell the story, Ben Maenza of Tennessee is the hero. If you let Maenza tell it, the heroes are McLaughlin, McLehany and their crew.

Let's stipulate up front: They're all heroes.

All of them, plus McLaughlin's brother-in-law, John Gerlaugh of Virginia, are riding recumbent bicycles across the U.S. to raise money for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, which provides aid to injured Marines well past their hospital stays.
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