Flag Cycled Hundreds of Miles to Marine Bases

Flag Cycled Hundreds of Miles to Marine Bases
By Angela Monroe
CREATED NOV. 9, 2012

In honor of our veterans, a dozen active military servicemen are bicycling to deliver a flag to Twentynine Palms Marine Base, and then onto Camp Pendleton in a 200 mile, three day trip.

Cathedral City High School Choir provided voices of inspiration to fuel a long, arduous trek up and over the mountains.

"Uphill is going to be hard, it's going to be fun, been wanting to do it for a long time, the wind's going to be a factor, going to make it a little tougher but we'll make it," said Marine Corps veteran, Russ Evans.

And uphill they go, climbing thousands of feet in elevation.

Residents and community leaders showing their support.

Helping to lead this ride, is Tour de Palm Springs charity founder, Tim Esser.

"We're asking people if you can call any of the local non-profit organizations, make a donation, but if you can't make a donation, it's important that they at least call a veteran, call a serviceman that is serving currently and just thank them for their services, that's very important that they do that," said Esser.
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