Springfield Crappie Club at Fishing For Freedom Quincy

Would like to post a few pics and mention the Fishing For Freedom Event held in Quincy, Illinois this weekend. The event is a way for us to honor our Wounded Warriors and Global War on Terrorism Veterans and to show them our thanks and appreciation.
We had 4 club members participate and they were joined up with a veteran as their fishing partner and fished a crappie tournament today on Mark Twain Lake.
Member Ken Barlow partnered with veteran Kyle Samuel and won the event.
Member John Henton partnered with veteran Derek Tapley and tied for second.
Other members participating were Van Piercall and Rosetta Shinn.
All members from the club thank you for your participation.
Anyone interested in the event can check them out at www.fishingforfreedomquincy.org.
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My hat is off!!! Thank you!!!!

Great job guys. Thanks for sharing. They are the reason we can fish!

What can I say but THANKS to all envolved in such a great cause.

Thanks for posting. I wish I'd have known about the event so I could have volunteered to help in some capacity. I'm fond of our military , what they stand for, and what they have provided us with. Sadly, my nephew's picture is present on the travelling memorial wall pictured above. I tried all through his childhood to get him interested in fishing, and it never took. He wasn't much for sitting and was probably why he liked the army life so much. He was stationed at Ft. Campbell, Ky. and lived not too far from Lake Barkley. On several different occations I asked him if he knew anyone that fished there and told him how good a fishery it was(hinting around and trying to plant the "let's go fishing seed"). He said one of his superiors fished there frequently and his superior had asked him often to go with him, but he never did go. When we said our goodbyes before his last deployment, he told me when he got back he wanted to go fishing. A part of me is sad that we can't go, but I'm still smiling ear to ear that he finally asked to go fishing.

Never give up trying to take an uninterested family member or friend to go fishing.