November 12, 2022

Colonel Makes Powerful Honor Ride to His Soldiers’ Graves

Chris Kolenda was featured in an AARP video honoring fallen paratroopers in Afghanistan. Chris has ridden a total of 1,700 miles from Spalding, Nebraska, to Arlington National Cemetery, visiting the graves and loved ones of the fallen soldiers.

Watch the full interview from AARP.

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