Harvesting History

“The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.” - John Buchan

Recently thre was an article by the Associated Press regarding the the three decade high rate of suicides in the Army which I was going to use as a follow-up to my “The Service, Marriage, Stress and Murder”. However, I didn’t want to add another morbid tale about Veterans without offering some kind of possible solution or sign of hope.

So today ESPN’s Sports Center had a piece on Project Healing Waters that “serves military personnel who have been wounded, injured, or disabled to aid their physical and emotional recovery by introducing or rebuilding the skills of fly fishing and fly tying and by using and enjoying these skills on fishing outings and as lifelong recreation.”

ESPN Sports Center “Healing waters” video

If you know of any other events or organizations that are working on helping veterans please leave a comment or add a post and tell us about it.

This post was submitted by mmwebster4.