网™mGSTTOEHES§RunningforVets:100MilesLefttoGo!EachofushasourownwayofcelebratingJuly4.RetiredMarineJamieSummerlinwillpayhomagetoourcountryrestingupforthefinallegofhis100-dayjogacrossAmerica.SincesettingofffromCoosBay,Oregon,Summerlinhasrunover3,300milestoraisemoneyandawarenessforanumberofveteranorganizationsclosetohisheart.Summerlinfellinlovewithrunningwhileintrainingforhisfirstmarathonin2009.Hewasinspiredtomakeacross-countryrunforvetsbecause“Iwantedtodosomethingformymilitarybrothersandsisterswhoneededalotmoreexposureandawarenessthantheyweregetting,"hesaid.Citybycity,Summerlin'soldMarinepalshavepickeduptheraceinsupportofhismissiontohelpsupporttheWoundedWarriorsProjectfordisabledvetsaswellastwoothervetgroupsinhishomestateofWestVirginia.Sofarhehasraised$40,000.Althoughthetriphasbeentrying 一Summerlinhasruninsomeextremeweatherconditionsandwithashininjury 一 ithasbeenanhonor,hesaid.Onthe100thdayofhisrun,SummerlinwillcelebratetheholidayinAnnapolis,Marylandwithhisfamilyandfriends.Butitdoesnotendthere.OnJuly5th,hewillhittheroadforanother100miles,toofficiallyfinishinDelaware'sRehobethBeach.WoundedWarriorsParticipateinSoldierRideAcyclingeventhelpsveteransrestoretheirphysicalandemotionalwell-being.TobyMontoyahadmadeapromisetohisbestfriend,Sgt.KennethRahmoftheIllinoisNationalGuard,thatifRahmeverdeployed,Montoyawouldgowithhim.SowhenRahm'sunitwascalledup,MontoyaputinatransferfromtheNewMexicoNationalGuardandthetwomenweredeployedtoAfghanistantogether.In2009,Montoya'svehiclewashitbyaroadsidebomb.Asaresultoftheexplosion,Montoyaiswheelchairbound,suffersfromatraumaticbraininjuryandadegenerativediskdisease,andhaslostabout30percentofhisperipheralvisioninbotheyes.Thisyear,MontoyareunitedwiththemembersofhisunitforthefirsttimesinceleavingAfghanistantoparticipateinSoldierRide,acyclingeventorganizedbythenonprofitWoundedWarriorProjecttohelpveteransrestoretheirphysicalandemotionalwell-being.SoldierRideisbeingheldin12citiesin2012:Miami&KeyWest,Tampa,Jacksonville,Washington,DC,Chicago,Ne...
