A bicycle procession consisting of more than 60 injured veterans will leave San Antonio on Monday and conclude at the Ballpark in Arlington on April 4.
The event, the Wounded Warriors Road 2 Recovery Texas Challenge, will pass through Johnson County on April 3-4.
Several events are planned in Cleburne, Alvarado and Keene. Officials have also encouraged residents to line the bike route with signs and flags to show support for the veterans.
Marty Peters, past president of American Auxiliary Unit 50 in Cleburne, who is helping coordinate the event, released a schedule the Johnson County route and stops. Many of the times are approximate, Peters said.
Friday, April 3
zx About 1:30 p.m., pass through Blum and cross Texas 174.
zx 2:30 p.m., arrive at Smith Middle School in Cleburne. An assembly, presentation by Cleburne Mayor Ted Reynolds and band performance is scheduled.
zx 3:30 p.m., leave Smith Middle School with a Cleburne Police Department escort and proceed down Country Club Road to Hillsboro Street.
zx About 3:40 p.m., pass Hulen Park.
zx About 3:45 p.m., pass the Guinn Justice Center.
zx About 3:50 p.m., pass American Legion Post 50.
zx About 4 p.m., turn north off Chambers Street onto Caddo Street.
zx 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., travel north on Caddo and Main Streets to Comfort Inn.
zx 5:30 p.m., travel by limousine to American Legion Post 426 in Alvarado.
zx 6 p.m., banquet and entertainment at Post 426.
Saturday, April 4
zx 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m., breakfast at Comfort Inn.
zx 8:30 a.m., depart Comfort Inn with a police escort and proceed to Katherine P. Raines Drive exiting at Old Betsy Road to be met by a Keene Police Department escort.
zx About 9 a.m., stop in Keene to receive a proclamation.
zx 9:10 a.m. continue down Old Betsy Road heading to Mansfield and Arlington.
For information on the event, or to purchase tickets for the Alvarado banquet, call Peters at 817-558-4848.
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