ANNAPOLIS, Md. — 15 members of the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 1975 crossed the finish line at their alma mater Wednesday, completing a grueling 1,200-mile charity bike ride that took them 22 days to complete.

The Gulf to Goats charity bike ride began October 1 in Apalachicola, Florida, and ended at the Naval Academy campus in Annapolis just in time for the class's 50th reunion celebration.

"Pretty emotional, I didn't really know what we were getting ourselves into. My buddies and I had this dream a couple years ago and we said 'hey why don't we start from the gulf and call it Gulf to Goat? It sounds good,'" Michael Meier said.

Naval Academy grads complete 1,200-mile charity bike ride at age 72

The 15 men, all around 72 years old, traveled roughly 40 to 70 miles each day while bravin

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