Frank Speziale Photo

NORWICH – Upwards of 125 American Legion Riders took to the roads for a fundraising event on Saturday, May 20, as part of an effort to raise money to benefit injured military personnel at Landstahl U.S. Military Hospital in Germany.

American Legion Riders Vice President Jim Cushman says that $4,500 was raised during the 12th annual benefit ride – which takes place every year on Armed Forces Day – to go towards purchasing essential items, like toiletries, for injured military personnel upon their arrival at Landstahl U.S. Military Hospital in Germany, often after they are airlifted directly from combat-zones in the Middle East.

The riders congregated at American Legion Post 189 in Norwich on Saturday morning, where they were joined by Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, who addressed the riders' cause and spoke of the importance of the Landstahl U.S. Military Hospital Care Project.