{"id":744351,"date":"2025-05-22T10:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=744351"},"modified":"2025-05-22T10:16:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:16:01","slug":"disabled-veteran-to-ride-400-miles-across-iowa-in-fight-for-recovery-and-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/disabled-veteran-to-ride-400-miles-across-iowa-in-fight-for-recovery-and-reform_744351.html","title":{"rendered":"Disabled Veteran to Ride 400+ Miles Across Iowa in Fight for Recovery and Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right; width:250px; padding:8px 10px 10px 10px;\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2025\/05\/1747908867.jpg\" style=\"border:none !important;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29\" title=\"Disabled Veteran to Ride 400+ Miles Across Iowa in Fight for Recovery and Reform\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2025\/05\/1747908867.jpg\" alt=\"Disabled Veteran to Ride 400+ Miles Across Iowa in Fight for Recovery and Reform\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" style=\"padding:0px 0px 10px 10px; border:0 solid !important;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"quotes\">\n<div>Image taken from Tanner\u2019s fundraising page where you can find more information on his mission.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-style:italic; padding:8px 0px;\">Veteran Paralyzed in Spinal Injury One Year Ago to Cycle 400+ Miles in RAGBRAI for Stem Cell Access and Veterans&#8217; Support<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just one year after a spinal cord injury left him without the use of his lower body, veteran Tanner Courtney is taking on an extraordinary challenge: cycling over 400 miles in the iconic RAGBRAI event. His mission&mdash;<em>More Than a Ride<\/em>&mdash;is both personal and powerful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/contenu.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/users\/b5efb17b-97ce-4785-871b-dfc16306e550\/library\/5eaa54d5-6c6e-4c85-9372-dc09083851d4\/IMG_0752.jpeg\" alt=\"Fleet Marine Force Corpsman, Tanner Courtney pictured during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), 29 Palms, CA\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tanner is raising funds for advanced stem cell therapy, a promising treatment showing real results around the world, yet still inaccessible in the U.S. due to outdated FDA regulations and pharmaceutical lobbying. &ldquo;I spent my life serving others,&rdquo; Tanner says. &ldquo;Now I&rsquo;m asking for help&mdash;for myself and the millions of Americans facing similar barriers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fundraiser also supports his vision to build long-term resources for veteran and law enforcement communities. Tanner has pledged to match every dollar raised toward future nonprofit efforts personally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Video Link: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-ydyFXseK3M?feature=shared\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/-ydyFXseK3M?feature=shared<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Learn more and support his journey at: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/charity.pledgeit.org\/2025-RAGBRAI-Ride-for-Recovery\">https:\/\/charity.pledgeit.org\/2025-RAGBRAI-Ride-for-Recovery<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important;'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/companyname\/kt3fitness.com_159964.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">KT3 Fitness<\/a><br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Tanner Courtney<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/email_contact_us.php?pr=disabled-veteran-to-ride-400-miles-across-iowa-in-fight-for-recovery-and-reform\" rel=\"nofollow\">Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 5633210258<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kt3fitness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.kt3fitness.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=disabled-veteran-to-ride-400-miles-across-iowa-in-fight-for-recovery-and-reform\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image taken from Tanner\u2019s fundraising page where you can find more information on his mission. Veteran Paralyzed in Spinal Injury One Year Ago to Cycle 400+ Miles in RAGBRAI for Stem Cell Access and Veterans&#8217; Support Just one year after &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/disabled-veteran-to-ride-400-miles-across-iowa-in-fight-for-recovery-and-reform_744351.html\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[405,412,406,445,404],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-744351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Health-Medicine","category-News-Current-Affairs","category-Pharmaceuticals-Biotech","category-Public-Affairs","category-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=744351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744351\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=744351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=744351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=744351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}