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Under clear blue skies on
 a crisp Saturday morn-
 ing, 13 members of Team
Navy Jax gathered with near-
ly 3,000 other riders at the St.
Augustine Airport to participate
in the 23rd Bike MS PGA Tour
Cycle to the Shore. This is the
fifth consecutive year the team
has supported the National
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society,
a Combined Federal Campaign-
supported charity.
 Team Navy Jax members
arrived before dawn Oct. 3 to
prep their bicycles, check in, grab
a quick breakfast and prepare
themselves for the challenging
but scenic 184-mile ride.
 The Saturday portion of the
ride, which began at the St.
Augustine Airport, took the riders
through the back roads of North
Florida, across rivers, along the
ocean, up bridges and through
winding roads to their final des-
tination in Daytona Beach. While
some only chose to ride one leg of
the race, many spent the night
in Daytona and got up the next
morning to pedal back to the fin-
ish line.
"This is my eighth year partici-
pating in this ride. If it wasn't for
my sponsors friends, family and
co-workers, I wouldn't be able to
do this. This year's economy has
been really tough, but people are
still giving," said Team Navy Jax
member Ernie Mattison.
"My thing this year is to try to
do something for the communi-
ty. I did the Tour de Cure earlier
this year so this is my second big
ride. I've been training for this all
summer and my goal is to finish
the 100-mile ride," added Jassen
Yates, who's wife, Toni was also
riding.
The event was kicked off by the
presentation of colors by NAS
Jax Honor Support Team mem-
bers EM2(SW) Darryl Buckley,
MM3 Antonio Toro and AEAN


 Photos by Kaylee LaRocque
Members of Team Navy Jax and the NAS Jax Honor Support Team gather at
the start/finish line before the ride.
(At right, from left) EM2(SW) Darryl Buckley, MM3 Antonio Toro and
AEAN Javier Lopez of the NAS Jax Honor Support Team proudly present
the colors during the national anthem at the start of the ride.


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