American Patriot
Mayor
Couple of weekends ago a buddy of mine and I participated in Veterans Appreciation Day down on the coast of North Carolina. About five hundred of us volunteered to take some of our wounded warriors out for a fishing trip. Each boat had two wounded warriors assigned to it. We had a Marine and an Army veteran on our boat. We had a grand time, both had been seriously wounded in Afghanistan, they were inspirational and both had great senses of humor, we had a lot of laughs. They both caught a bunch of fish and we had a real nice lunch on the boat. They did not talk much about their combat experiences and we did not ask them about it. When we got back to shore they both thanked us about a hundred times. All I could say was that we enjoyed it as much as they seemed to. It made me feel good to do something for someone who had sacrificed so much for our nation. We exchanged phone numbers and we had conversations about their kids and their families. I was taken back by their attitudes, they seemed perfectly normal and even outgoing with both Robert my friend and myself. It was almost as if they both had known us a very long time. We need to take care of these brave and courageous warriors, they should not be forgotten. Both were in wheel chairs and both had mobility issues, I was happy to bait their hooks for them. Robert and I are going to participate again next year, I had an absolutely great day with these men. They are truly heroes.
