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President Barack Obama, center, Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert MacDonald cheer at the start of the Wounded Warrior Project's annual Soldier Ride at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 16, 2015. The four-day cycling event offers wounded service members and veterans an opportunity to overcome physical, mental and emotional wounds.

SOLDIER RIDE

President Barack Obama, center, Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert MacDonald cheer at the start of the Wounded Warrior Project's annual Soldier Ride at the White House in Washington, D.C., April 16, 2015. The four-day cycling event offers wounded service members and veterans an opportunity to overcome physical, mental and emotional wounds.

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