WHS Grad, Air Force Captain Gears Up for Long Road Home
Marie 'Marty' Tracy will embark on a 90-day, 4,200-mile bike ride from Aberdeen, Washington to Washington, D.C.
This summer, Marie "Marty" Tracy, will set out on the ride of her life. Though the class of 2002 Westfield High School graduate stayed close to home to attend Fordham University, she has spent the last six months in Afghanistan as a captain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve working as a logistics advisor at an Afghan National Police regional training center. "This coming July, four U.S. military veterans and I will partake in an once-in-a-lifetime adventure, known as the Long Road Home Project," Tracy explained. "The Project was conceptualized by Casey Miller, who in the fall of 2010, participated in his own cross-country bike ride from Portland, Ore. to Boston, Mass." Following his experience, Miller launched The Long Road Home Project, "…
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