Scouts' cross-country bike ride nets $11,000 for OCW
![Allen Connelly and David Arrington from Post 215 talk with Vietnam veteran Don Child after Child and three Boy Scouts arrived in LaGrange, Ind., as part of a cross-country bike ride to raise money for Operation Comfort Warriors. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/07312015_lagrange%20ocw_005_0.jpg?itok=FDqimSpw)
Allen Connelly and David Arrington from Post 215 talk with Vietnam veteran Don Child after Child and three Boy Scouts arrived in LaGrange, Ind., as part of a cross-country bike ride to raise money for Operation Comfort Warriors. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)
![Past National Commander Jim Koutz holds up a shirt he bought from Bike Trip America, a cross-country bike ride initiative that is raising funds for Operation Comfort Warriors. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/07312015_lagrange%20ocw_070_0.jpg?itok=GPkGLwxh)
Past National Commander Jim Koutz holds up a shirt he bought from Bike Trip America, a cross-country bike ride initiative that is raising funds for Operation Comfort Warriors. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)
![Ryan Tallman friom Bike Trip America takes money from attendees of a fundraiser for Operation Comfort Warriors at Post 215 in LaGrange, Ind. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/07312015_lagrange%20ocw_104_0.jpg?itok=4Rtg9N4d)
Ryan Tallman friom Bike Trip America takes money from attendees of a fundraiser for Operation Comfort Warriors at Post 215 in LaGrange, Ind. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)
![Legion Rider and Post 215 member Paul Jernigan shakes hands with Jonathan Williams from Bike Trip America, a cross-country bike ride that supports Operation Comfort Warriors. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/07312015_lagrange%20ocw_150_0.jpg?itok=-Vx6kQMA)
Legion Rider and Post 215 member Paul Jernigan shakes hands with Jonathan Williams from Bike Trip America, a cross-country bike ride that supports Operation Comfort Warriors. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)
![Ryan Tallman takes a rest in front of LaGrange, Ind., Post 215. Tallman is part of a group biking across the country to raise money for Operation Comfort Warriors. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/07312015_lagrange%20ocw_186_0.jpg?itok=fEuKZKqA)
Ryan Tallman takes a rest in front of LaGrange, Ind., Post 215. Tallman is part of a group biking across the country to raise money for Operation Comfort Warriors. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)
![From left, Patricia Wollner, Jonathan Williams, Ryan Tallman, Bryce Nurding and Don Child from Bike Trip America speak at LaGrange. Ind., Post 215. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/07312015_lagrange%20ocw_284_0.jpg?itok=C6d1kN8x)
From left, Patricia Wollner, Jonathan Williams, Ryan Tallman, Bryce Nurding and Don Child from Bike Trip America speak at LaGrange. Ind., Post 215. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)
![Post 241 (Wayneside, Ind.) Commander David Miller (right) presents Bryce Nurding of Astoria, Ore., with a check to support Operation Comfort Warriors. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/07312015_lagrange%20ocw_415_0.jpg?itok=g0yEXTAL)
Post 241 (Wayneside, Ind.) Commander David Miller (right) presents Bryce Nurding of Astoria, Ore., with a check to support Operation Comfort Warriors. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)
![The four members of Bike Trip America ride into LaGrange, Ind., on July 31, 2015, on the 44th day of their cross-country bike ride to raise money for Operation Comfort Warriors. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/07312015_lagrange%20ocw_452_0.jpg?itok=N8s0o-at)
The four members of Bike Trip America ride into LaGrange, Ind., on July 31, 2015, on the 44th day of their cross-country bike ride to raise money for Operation Comfort Warriors. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)
![Ryan Tallman (left) and Jonathan Williams take a rest after riding their bikes into Post 215 in LaGrange, Ind., as part of a cross-country bike trip for Operation Comfort Warriors. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)](https://www.legion.org/sites/legion.org/files/styles/scale800w/public/07312015_lagrange%20ocw_479_0.jpg?itok=gSQkpNqG)
Ryan Tallman (left) and Jonathan Williams take a rest after riding their bikes into Post 215 in LaGrange, Ind., as part of a cross-country bike trip for Operation Comfort Warriors. (Photo by Clay Lomneth)