(CNSNews.com) - Three businessmen completed a 10-day motorcycle trip from Fairfax, Va., to San Antonio, Texas, and back on Thursday. The 3,200-mile "Ride for America's Patriots" raised more than $25,000 to help injured veterans of the U.S. military.

The trip actually began in 2005, when Tom Donegan of Fairfax attended a real estate convention in Orlando, Fla. While there, the RE/MAX broker and owner met former Army Spc. J. R. Martinez, who was severely burned when the Humvee he was driving hit a land mine in Karbala, Iraq, in April 2003.

Since being injured, Martinez has undergone more than 35 operations ranging from skin grafts to cosmetic surgery for burns covering more than 40 percent of his body. Nevertheless, he invited Donegan -- a former Army major -- to "look him up" if he was ever in San Antonio, where he receives treatment at Brooke Army Medical Center.

The riders decided that any money they raised from the effort would be donated to the non-profit Coalition to Salute America's Heroes, which provides financial assistance, family support and job training and placement to severely injured service members.

Originally slated for September 2005, the ride had to be delayed when hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the southeastern part of the country. That postponement gave Kurnos the time he needed to commit to the project.

"I heard an interview on TV with a soldier who had lost both arms and had severely damaged his legs," Kurnos said. "His only complaint was that he couldn't help his buddies by simply tying a tourniquet.

On Monday, May 15, Donegan, Roy and Kurnos left Fairfax. Their plan was to ride 320 miles a day so they would arrive in San Antonio five days later. Along the way, they picked up other riders and met with media to raise awareness of the plight of injured veterans.

Kurnos served as the trio's "blog master" and updated their website with details of each day's ride before going to sleep every night.

During their three days in the San Antonio area, the group visited soldiers at Brooke Army Medical Center. The trio returned to northern Virginia on May 25, and donations to the project can still be made through their website.

Though the bikers have just arrived home, they are eager to make future trips to other Veterans Administration facilities and military bases. "We are not just doing this ride; we want to do other rides. We don't know where yet, but we just want to keep raising money," Donegan said.

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