Wounded veterans ride through Prince George's County on Soldier Ride 250

For Corporal Kimberly Moore, the ride through Prince George’s County was about more than the road ahead. It was about veterans helping veterans keep moving, physically and emotionally, as 80 wounded warriors pushed through a 10-mile stretch that ended at Northwest Stadium in Landover.

Supporters at the stadium welcomed the riders after the county leg of the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride 250, a more than 1,000-mile journey from Jacksonville, Florida, to New York City. Former Washington football figures Brian Mitchell and Josh Morgan were among those greeting the group, and several riders described a tour of the Commanders locker room as an emotional highlight.

Moore said the event was about “lifting one another up,” a sentiment that fit the scene in Landover, where the riders were met with cheers, encouragement and a reminder that recovery does not happen in isolation. Morgan said “the hills were tough” but the energy from the cyclists was contagious, a fitting description of a day that mixed physical strain with celebration.

The Prince George’s County stop was part of a special America 250 edition of Soldier Ride that ran from May 14 to May 29 and divided approximately 80 warriors into four groups of 20. Each rider was expected to cover 250 miles over the course of the event, and by the time the Landover leg ended, the first three groups had already completed a combined 750 miles.

Wounded Warrior Project says Soldier Ride began in 2004 as a lone rider’s coast-to-coast effort and has since grown into an adaptive cycling program serving about 2,000 veterans and family members each year. For the 250th anniversary route, organizers highlighted landmarks tied to the nation’s history, including Gettysburg, the Liberty Bell, Arlington National Cemetery, the White House and Ground Zero.

That made the stop in Prince George’s County part of something larger than a ceremonial pause. Around Memorial Day, the Commanders said they were honored to host the ride at Northwest Stadium, where the NFL Salute to Service partnership brought military remembrance into a local setting. The final stop is Firehouse 10 near the 9/11 Memorial in lower Manhattan, closing a ride that linked endurance, service and national memory from Florida to New York.