Whatever your views on the war and soldiers/armies this would be a noble gesture to a friend in any circumstances…..
from: colchester to: southam – Google Maps
Mind you maybe if more people were prepared to cycle long distances worldwide, we wouldn’t need to have this fucking war for oil in the first place…
Quote:
Friends and colleagues of a paratrooper killed in Afghanistan have taken part in a sponsored bike ride to raise money for a memorial to him.
Pte Jeff Doherty, 20, was killed fighting the Taliban last June.
Sixteen ex-comrades and four friends left barracks in Colchester, Essex, on Tuesday and arrived at his grave in Southam, Warwickshire, on Wednesday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7909671.stm
