Read About This Veteran's Mission!
To Whom It May Concern,
My name is Adam G. House. I am a medically retired disabled combat
veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom. I served with the 173rd Airborne,
2/503rd Infantry Battalion in the Konar province of Afghanistan, which
was covered in the Oscar-nominated documentary, “Restrepo,” by the late
Tim Hetherington and others. Upon returning from deployment, I was
transitioned into a Wounded Warrior Unit for about a year before the
U.S. Army medically retired me for chronic severe Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder. I have been working diligently on my recovery ever since.
On August 1st of this year, I plan to ride a recumbent bicycle 700
miles in 26 days from my home in Tennessee to Tampa Bay, Florida, to
raise awareness of veteran PTSD & suicide. The rate of suicides
among active duty and veterans is abnormally high right now, and I
refuse to let the legacy of this generation of combat veterans to be
that we committed suicide in highly disproportionate numbers. This is an
issue which has touched me personally in that one of my closest combat
veteran friends recently took his own life. I will also be riding in
memorial of him, and pulling a trailer behind me with flags and signs.
My goal is to inspire other disabled folks, anybody battling PTSD, and
potentially suicidal people to find a new lease on life and dream big
dreams again.
Some friends and I are also spearheading an
effort to match as many bicycles as people will donate with veterans and
the disabled who will commit to riding them at least 100 miles during
the month of August to show support in their hometowns all across the
United States. We are currently in the planning phases and getting our
website updated to support the event. I am the facebook page owner of,
“Disabled Veterans for Ron Paul,” & Staff Writer at, “Combat
Veterans for Ron Paul.” In support of the Veterans for Ron Paul march on
the Republican National Convention, we are announcing this effort as
CVRP’s, “Cavalry Ride For The Republic.” We have professional cycling
athletes, bike mechanics, various media outlets, private charities,
supportive businesses, and grassroots supporters already helping us to
plan and organize. Interest and support are growing exponentailly every
day. Ideally, we would like for as many people as possible to ride at
least the last 100 miles to the RNC. There may even be some
motorcyclists wanting to escort our veterans, disabled folks, and
supporters on their journeys. We are planning to pass out pocket
Constitutions, PTSD awareness, suicide prevention, and other related
literature along our routes. We welcome any further feedback, ideas,
and/or support anyone may want to offer. Please feel free to contact us
on the web at http://cvrp2012.com/ Thank you very sincerely for anything you can do to support this effort, even if it’s just to tell a friend about it.
For Liberty,
Adam G. House (U.S. Army (retired))
Combat Veterans for Ron Paul (http://cvrp2012.com/)
Disabled Veterans for Ron Paul (adamhouse.cvrp@gmail.com)
“I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I WILL NEVER LEAVE A FALLEN COMRADE.”
-Warrior Ethos
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