Craig Cameron recently hosted a 100 mile horseback ride to raise awareness and funds for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Called the "Guts and Glory Ride for Veterans", this is a worthy cause to support. Craig Cameron, the riders who rode with him and all that supported it, included the horses, are Great Americans. If you didn't get to see it on RFD TV, you can watch the shorter video below. It probably was appropriate that the ride started out in freezing weather. Supporting wounded veterans and the organizations that provide care and support is a great thing to do. Some of these guys I count among my friends. Men like Chuck Yerry who lost a leg in combat, replaced it with a prosthesis, then was back in the fight. Chuck just retired but spent all his free time in the last couple of years working to make the Special Operations Forces K9 memorial a reality. As Sergeant Major Yerry explained, "for each SOF K-9 lost in combat represented one or more American soldiers saved."
Yet another Veterans organization that supports wounded warriors is the Task Force Dagger Foundation. TF Dagger was the organizational name of the first Special Operations Forces, mainly Green Berets from the 5th Special Forces Group, who entered into Afghanistan one dark night just weeks after the Twin Towers attacks to organize the resistance against the Taliban and drive these Islamic terrorists out of that country. TF Dagger has been immortalized in several books, but probably no more recognizable than the photo of Green Berets on horseback moving to engage the Taliban. You know that horseback warriors in heaven were sitting up watching this one. Please pass the word on these worthwhile organizations. Safe Journey.
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