The Great American Rail Trail (a project of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy) is 3,700+ miles long and crosses 12 states from Washing D.C. to Washington State. The route consists of 130+ host trails is over 50% complete. All connecting routes (in blue) are provided by Warrior Expeditions.

Great American Rail Trail Veterans

Name: Mike Buckley

Hometown: Cazenovia, NY

Branch: United States Army

MOS: EOD Officer

Service: 1985-2017

Deployments: Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan

Name: Paul Cook

Hometown: Boulder, CO

Branch: United States Navy

MOS: Search and Rescue Swimmer

Service: 2005-2014

Deployments: Iraq, Somalia

Name: Alan Garrigus

Hometown: Greenville, SC

Branch: United States Navy

MOS: Independent Duty Corpsmen

Service: 1984-2014

Deployments: Saudi Arabia, Iraq

Name: Allison Garrigus

Hometown: Greenville, SC

Branch: United States Navy

MOS: Nurse Corps Officer

Service: 1988-2009

Deployments: Iraq

Name: Jay Waters

Hometown: Alexandria, VA

Branch: United States Army

MOS: Adjutant General

Service: 1987-2017

Deployments: Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan