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With spring finally here (most days anyway ;), there are plenty of fishing trips coming up! OSC wants to thank everyone who participates in the planning and organizing of these events!! These are some of the best times and we are so thankful that we can offer these experiences as a chance for some rest and relaxation for our wounded warriors and their familiy members.
May 1st, May 12th, June 19th & July 21-22 (see calendar for details) - sign up in the events office in Bldg 62 at Walter Reed, Bethesda.
By Sgt Jesse Bowser:
Thank you so much for providing opportunities to fish and BBQ with some of the best people and organizations such as the American Legion, Chesapeake Firefighters, and all the Operation Second Chance volunteers. Thank you for gathering troops, new and old, to fish and swap stories! OSC made me feel truely welcomed ... Read more...
The rain came down as we were in the Chapel at Arlington National Cemetery, while inside SFC Richard 'Mac' McDougle was being remembered and honored for his life and service to our great nation. I will always remember him and Donna going on one of our Montana Adventure Retreats. Mac 's presence in life had a profound impact on all those that was blessed by knowing him. His love of life, natural smile and devotion to his wife, will always be embedded in my heart. Mac smiled the entire time we were in MT. His smile was contagious and warmed every heart that came into contact with him. Watching him smile as he was helped up on the back of horse he was to ride past rushing waters up to Sioux Charlie Lake, could have lit up any dark room. He took it all in and lived each day the way we all should....Like it is our last.
Fly fishing was another great ...
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May 7th, 2012 19:34
Helping Each Other:
In combat, our significant others become a "band of brothers" but as wounded warriors wives and husbands, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers; I think we experience a similar phenomenon. We have to bond together, encourage each other, offer protection, support and understanding....provide an ear to listen, a hand to hold, a shoulder to cry on or sometimes just someone we know has been through the same things we are going through and made it to the other side. One of the most awesome parts of this phenomenon, that I have seen, is that by helping others to cope both parties get stronger. Being able to focus on helping someone else, even if only for a little while, helps to broaden my perspective and changes my focus. I realize that the world is not so small and that I am not the only one fighting this battle. There have been many people who have ... Read more...
In combat, our significant others become a "band of brothers" but as wounded warriors wives and husbands, mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers; I think we experience a similar phenomenon. We have to bond together, encourage each other, offer protection, support and understanding....provide an ear to listen, a hand to hold, a shoulder to cry on or sometimes just someone we know has been through the same things we are going through and made it to the other side. One of the most awesome parts of this phenomenon, that I have seen, is that by helping others to cope both parties get stronger. Being able to focus on helping someone else, even if only for a little while, helps to broaden my perspective and changes my focus. I realize that the world is not so small and that I am not the only one fighting this battle. There have been many people who have ... Read more...
April 24th, 2012 17:08
With spring finally here (most days anyway ;), there are plenty of fishing trips coming up! OSC wants to thank everyone who participates in the planning and organizing of these events!! These are some of the best times and we are so thankful that we can offer these experiences as a chance for some rest and relaxation for our wounded warriors and their familiy members.
May 1st, May 12th, June 19th & July 21-22 (see calendar for details) - sign up in the events office in Bldg 62 at Walter Reed, Bethesda.
By Sgt Jesse Bowser:
Thank you so much for providing opportunities to fish and BBQ with some of the best people and organizations such as the American Legion, Chesapeake Firefighters, and all the Operation Second Chance volunteers. Thank you for gathering troops, new and old, to fish and swap stories! OSC made me feel truely welcomed ... Read more...
April 19th, 2012 7:39
The rain came down as we were in the Chapel at Arlington National Cemetery, while inside SFC Richard 'Mac' McDougle was being remembered and honored for his life and service to our great nation. I will always remember him and Donna going on one of our Montana Adventure Retreats. Mac 's presence in life had a profound impact on all those that was blessed by knowing him. His love of life, natural smile and devotion to his wife, will always be embedded in my heart. Mac smiled the entire time we were in MT. His smile was contagious and warmed every heart that came into contact with him. Watching him smile as he was helped up on the back of horse he was to ride past rushing waters up to Sioux Charlie Lake, could have lit up any dark room. He took it all in and lived each day the way we all should....Like it is our last.
Fly fishing was another great ...
Read more...
