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Bush rides with wounded vets for second year

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    Hosts annual wounded warrior bike ride

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Well President Bush is giving back to the men and women who sacrifice so much for our countries hosting his second annual.

Warrior 100 K now and bike ride -- seriously wounded vets from Iraq and Afghanistan along for the ride as our own doctor Marc Siegel.

Remember the proxies medical eighteen your -- and not OK doc.

I'm good okay today's conditions are a little easier -- they they got -- hard packed from the rain last night the temperatures down at 85 degrees.

Yesterday I saw an ambulance going along I was wondering who they were following today.

I'm really doing well and you know the president President Bush has said this is about the veterans.

Not about him and not about anyone else and as you know from.

Being married to a former navy seal the veterans have a tough time coming back especially if they're injured.

And -- -- together with this kind of vent their share similar injuries they're helping each other along the strip along the trail.

Let's have a look at what they're sent to -- yesterday.

-- -- -- -- -- You know -- Heroes in the war is severely wounded and heroes yet again as they courageously return to civilian life.

All personally invited by president George W.

Bush to take part in his -- -- warrior 100 kilometer ride.

The president fully aware that it was his decision to send the vets to war resulting in their injuries.

It's an opportunity for.

For me this safe to our vets the care for -- and I can.

Honor him.

It's a way to herald the group's support.

What.

-- injured veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns.

Writing in 100 degree heat.

All inspired by him and by each other.

I think it sends out a positive you know positive -- and a positive lived -- to everybody who's been injured right now we're ready that's going through a tough time.

-- -- -- No matter what happens to us you know -- I was get back up and keep fighting.

No matter what their condition the president is confident that the ride is a great prescription.

-- healing of body and spirit it's.

-- really cool it's really cool -- just.

The momentum and that is how inspiring has come motivating and it.

Leading by example because of -- drew inspiration from.

Well I get an inspiration from them.

You know agenda -- this is actually about a spiritual and physical hero healing and President Bush is right in the middle of it he sympathizes with the troops you brought them to war.

He's bringing them back as best he can this is a really really powerful story Arab.

Amber getting inspiration from all of -- doctors seagull.

Nice work out there in Texas we refer to have you back in New York thank you very much.