Town of Babylon To Host 16th Annual Soldier Ride

LINDENHURST, NY — A Town of Babylon to support the country's wounded heroes will once again take place this summer.

The 16th Annual Wounded Warrior Project's Babylon Soldier Ride will take place on Friday, July 14 at 9 a.m., the town said on its website.

The Soldier Ride is a 25-mile bike ride where residents and injured veterans ride together, to raise awareness for the nation's "wounded warriors."

There are 40 wounded warriors participating in this year’s event: 30 are Wounded Warriors, 5 warriors are from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and five BLESMA warriors (The Limbless Veterans charity) from Great Britain, a town representative said.

The event will begin at Town Hall, located at 200 East Sunrise Hwy in Lindenhurst, and end at Overlook Beach. Transportation is provided for the participant and their bicycle back to Town Hall, a website said.

Proceeds of this year’s event will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project and Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project, who is based out of Hauppauge.

Launched in 2012 as a pilot partnership between the Suffolk County United Veterans program and the Suffolk County Veterans Service Agency, the Dwyer Project takes a confidential, one on one, peer to peer approach that has rapidly captured the attention and support of both veterans and mental health professions statewide and across the nation.

Residents are also encouraged to donate or cheer on the warriors as they ride through the community.

To register or donate for the Soldier Ride, click here.

To learn more about the Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project, click here.