Show of Support - Hunting trips for wounded vets
While browsing the news about hunting through Google this morning, I came across an article about www.showofsupport.org. Reading the article, I have to say this is one of the coolest things I have seen recently. My hats off to all those involved. Here is a portion of the article with a link to where you can read more on the Free Republic website.
Terry Johnson felt guilty about the cozy life he has lived in West Texas and not being the one who earned the freedoms he and his Family have enjoyed.
He thought about how to thank the troops who worked for those freedoms, and he decided to take two wounded Soldiers on an all-expenses-paid deer hunting trip.
“It was my way of saying thanks to these men and women who are keeping us free from terror,? said Johnson, who owns a field service company in Midland, one of the epicenters of the nation’s oil and gas industry.
“That is absolutely the driving force behind it,? Johnson continued. “I’m not a veteran, and there is a little bit of guilt there…I’ve had a great life, and that didn’t come free. I feel very beholden to these people for providing my freedoms for me and my Family.?
As word spread of Johnson’s sponsorship of the wounded Soldiers in 2004, business owners and well-wishers throughout West Texas and hunters from across the state began donating money so Johnson could take more troops hunting.
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May 21st, 2007 at 6:46 pm
This is a great program for our wounded warriors! My son is an E-8 in the 1st Cav Div and together we saw a video made of the first hunt and all of the festivities. The soldiers are treated like kings