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Joint UK-US team participates in Big Battlefield Bike Ride from Paris to London
The team of 12, called Shoulder-to-Shoulder, are joining the Big Battlefield Bike Ride 2013 that is run by UK based charity organisation Help for Heroes. The team is comprised of British Embassy Washington staff and US Wounded Warriors.
The Big Battlefield Bike Ride 2013 began Monday, May 27th in Paris, France and concludes in London, United Kingdom, on Sunday, June 2nd.
A truly bilateral effort, the bike ride has been generously supported by the Allied Forces Foundation, Fisher House and Help for Heroes along with the Office of the Secretary of Defence’s Wounded Warrior Care and Transition, Walter Reed Bethesda Medical Center, and the United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment. Companies have also supported, including Astrium, MBDA, Airborne Wireless, BP, Smith & Nephew, Tata, Jaguar Land Rover, Barclays, L3.
Joint UK-US team participates in Big Battlefield Bike Ride from Paris to London
The team of 12, called Shoulder-to-Shoulder, are joining the Big Battlefield Bike Ride 2013 that is run by UK based charity organisation Help for Heroes. The team is comprised of British Embassy Washington staff and US Wounded Warriors.
The Big Battlefield Bike Ride 2013 began Monday, May 27th in Paris, France and concludes in London, United Kingdom, on Sunday, June 2nd.
A truly bilateral effort, the bike ride has been generously supported by the Allied Forces Foundation, Fisher House and Help for Heroes along with the Office of the Secretary of Defence’s Wounded Warrior Care and Transition, Walter Reed Bethesda Medical Center, and the United States Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment. Companies have also supported, including Astrium, MBDA, Airborne Wireless, BP, Smith & Nephew, Tata, Jaguar Land Rover, Barclays, L3.
Source: gov.uk
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From the Premier League to Wimbledon to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond — the UK is home to world renowned sport.
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2013 Warrior Games in Colorado
A team of UK wounded heroes competed in the 2013 Warrior Games, which were visited by Prince Harry.
The Warrior Games is a competitive Paralympic sporting event for wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans, hosted by the US Olympic Committee (USOC) and presented by Deloitte.
The squad of UK athletes took part in friendly competitions against US service members and veterans at the event which ran from 11-16 May 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The UK team won a total of 21 medals.
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Medal rush for UK team at 2013 Warrior Games
A welcome medal rush came the way of the British Armed Forces team at the Warrior Games in Colorado.
The UK athletes shone on the track taking a total of nine medals and blowing away the competition, and the spectators, with a very special relay race.
(via British Forces News)
Source: bfbs.com
Prince Harry and his teammates hoist the trophy at the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup in Greenwich, Connecticut. His team won 4-3!
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Check out a quick Vine of some of the action from the Sentebale Polo Cup with Prince Harry in Connecticut.
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Players and ponies have taken the field at the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Prince Harry is playing in the annual Sentebale Polo Cup, benefiting Sentebale, a charity he co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, which provides support to children in Lesotho and help victims of extreme poverty and the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the country.
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Keep up with the latest from the Warrior Games in Colorado via the Help for Heroes daily blog ›
Source: helpforheroes.org.uk
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