City Angel
Wounded warriors… and hunters again
By Jason Brady
Sgt. Emil Walsh knew something was wrong. There were no children playing, and the streets were
much too quiet. But his mind that day was on the safety of his men. As he stepped out of his vehicle to lead the security detail, a sniper’s bullet tore into his right shoulder. Walsh grew up in Missouri where he enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing. That was before Jan.
17, 2007, before Takrit. He came home from Iraq with a wound that limited the use of his hands and claimed 4½ inches of his right arm. “It was frustrating,” he said. “I never thought I’d be in the woods again.”
Want to go?
April 24 – Wounded Warrior Turkey Hunt
June 5 – Charity golf tournament, Bayonet at Puppy Creek Golf Course Sept. 17 – 3rd
Annual REACH
banquet for more information, visit qdmafortbragg.com or contact Jake Munroe at aspenslake@aol.com or 910.273.0128.
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year ago that the group decided to create a program that would give something back to the community. It began as a spring turkey hunt for children of service members but quickly grew into something more, hunts for injured soldiers who thought they might never return to the outdoors they loved. Wounded Warriors to the Woods was born. Now, W3P provides a support
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ake Munroe is a civilian trainer at the “schoolhouse,” soldier shorthand for Fort Bragg’s John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. But that’s just the day job. Three years ago, Munroe and a cadre of other
diehard hunters formed the Fort Bragg Quality Deer Management Association. After work and on weekends, they dedicate at least 100 hours every month to teaching fellow sportsmen safe and ethical hunting practices. It was more than a
