RAGBRAI Team Navy honoring Sullivan brothers

[TomSea]

RAGBRAI, Register's (a newspaper) Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa.

RAGBRAI Team Navy honoring Sullivan brothers
    AMBER ROTTINGHAUS amber.rottinghaus@wcfcourier.com Jul 17, 2017 Updated Jul 17, 2017 0

WATERLOO — The 75th anniversary of the deaths of Waterloo’s five Sullivan brothers during World War II is being remembered later this month by a group of current and former military personnel on RAGBRAI, the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.

And a Sullivan family member is riding with them.

Retired sailors Ben Gaumer of Indianola and Craig McDonald established the RAGBRAI team “Team Navy” 15 years ago. The team began simply as a personal and physical challenge with about six riders, but soon morphed into a representation of retired, Reserve and active Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines with nearly 40 riders.

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[skeeter]

Outstanding.

WWII is quickly becoming irrelevant history to far too many Americans.

BTW someone needs to write a screenplay telling the story of what happened in the waters around Guadalcanal 12-13 Nov '42. Hollywood couldn't create a fiction with more drama. John Wayne didn't do it justice.

[TomSea]

Kelly Sullivan, second from left in the back row, poses with members of Team Navy at her home in Cedar Falls during the 2015 RAGBRAI. (Photo: Special to the Register)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/columnists/kyle-munson/2017/07/11/nprs-pie-eating-revenge-and-other-reasons-ride-2017-ragbrai/463844001/

Just a bit more on this.

Event seems basically non-competitive, charity-type of ride. I've ridden a few charity rides.

Some charity rides though, do have a competitive section for those who want to get down and race.

RAAM is the Ride Across America, it has been very competitive.

Team Navy seems to be a loose affiliation of members. Almost seems to be a boy in the front row. The articles explain it.