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Barbin to ride for returning war vets

JOHNSTOWN, July 9 – State Rep. Bryan Barbin, D-Cambria, will be visiting seven state capitols to promote awareness of his legislation H.R. 856, which addresses the need for care for 115,000 veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder caused by improvised explosive device, or IED, explosions.

"I will be leaving the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 14," Barbin said.

He will make the seven stops in the following cities:

· Columbus, Ohio – 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 14;

· Indianapolis, Ind. – 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 15;

· Springfield, Ill. – 4 p.m. Thursday, July 15;

· Jefferson City, Mo. – 1 p.m. Friday, July 16;

· Frankfort, Ky. – 1 p.m. Saturday, July 17;

· Charleston, W.Va. – 1 p.m. Sunday, July 18;

· Richmond, Va. – 2 p.m. Monday, July 19; and

· Washington, D.C. – 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 20.

"The care given veterans with TBI/PTSD at the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center should be the model for care throughout the nation," Barbin said. "It's my hope that this ride will raise compassion and understanding for all the wounded veterans that have sacrificed so much to maintain the freedoms that the rest of us enjoy.

"I will deliver the last resolution to the U.S. Capitol at 11 a.m. on July 20 to let everyone know that 115,000 wounded vets need help to bind their wounds."