BIKER DAD: Lex and Terry Ride to ReConnect helps vets on the Gulf Coast

by: Chris Best Posted: Sep 24, 2019 / 03:18 PM CDT / Updated: Sep 24, 2019 / 06:34 PM CDT

Biker dad rides to ReConnect helps vets on the Gulf coast

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PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — It’s hard for most of us to understand, but for war veterans one of the toughest things to do can be to come home. It’s hard getting back to “normal” life when your normal has been survival, seeing the horrors of war and being separated for your family. In fact, according to a 2013 study 22 veterans commit suicide each day. In short, they have trouble trying to reconnect.

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That’s where groups like Operation ReConnect come in. The local organization supports combat veterans and their families, giving them them the most valuable gift…time with their families. Operation Reconnect, says on its website, “we execute our mission by providing Post 9/11 Combat Veterans and their families with a full 7-NIGHTS OF UNINTERRUPTED time together in a resort environment, typically located in Coastal Alabama or Northwest Florida.”

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And for the past two years bikers have joined in on that mission, teaming up with radio station TK101 and the nationally syndicated morning radio show Lex and Terry. The 2nd Annual Lex and Terry Ride to ReConnect is coming up in Pensacola. I had the pleasure of speaking with Lex about this event. You can see the full interview here: