<div>Hey everyone, Tank here.

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<div>During my time serving in the U.S. Navy, an injury changed everything for me. I was medically retired after sustaining an injury that developed into a rare neurological condition called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) that left me unable to use my right foot from the ankle down while I was on active duty. Just before my injury, I was set to get my motorcycle endorsement and my first motorcycle. However, being diagnosed with CRPS cost me my military career and my dream of riding.

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<div>Here's the thing about warriors though—we don't stay down.

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<div>Through countless hours of physical therapy, determination, refusing to give up, and getting a spinal stimulator implanted, I've regained some use of my foot. Recently, I received the news I'd been working toward: my doctor cleared me to start riding.

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<div>Now I'm reaching out to ask for help accomplishing my dream of getting on two wheels. <strong>I'm looking to purchase a motorcycle after I've completed the steps to get my endorsement and gain that sense of freedom and independence that riding provides.</strong>

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<div>For others like me, not just veterans, a motorcycle isn't just transportation—it's therapy, it's community, it's proof that our injuries don't define our limits. It represents the freedom we fought to protect.

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<div><strong>Any contribution, no matter the size, gets me closer to the road ahead. If you can't donate, sharing this campaign means the world to me.</strong>

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<div>Thank you for standing with this old sailor as I continue my journey forward.

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<div>Semper Fortis,

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<div>Tank

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