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Just did an event out of Venice. The organization that ran it was "Service for Service". All went well. First time I heard of them.

Wounded War Heroes

Good evening Gentlemen,

My name is Emeric Watson and I am the founder/chairman of Wounded War Heroes. I had the pleasure of speaking to Mr. Archer on Tuesday in regards to Big Lake and the WWP issue. We network with around 70 wounded vets which the majority reside in the state of LA. Several of these vets are WWP alumni and feel the same way about the project as you guys. The biggest difference between our organization and the WWP is no salaries are paid to any board members. 100% of every donation goes directly to aiding these vets in their recovery efforts. Everyone on our board understands other than a good feeling in their heart, friendships for life, and just maybe the good lord cracking the pearly gate for them a little wider is all they will benefit from this. Our organization is built around getting these guys back out into the outdoors. Through these outdoor activities, veterans are taking back the power that their injuries have stripped from them and developing the confidence and strength to get back out in the great outdoors which enables them to slide back into civilian life. I hope this helps out, please check out our website at wwhfr.com to take a look at our recent events and take a second to read how we got started.

Thanks,
Emeric Watson
WWH's

Thank you for the response

I'm glad that Emeric jumped in and told us about his organization. Truth be told i felt a little bad that i asked him to come on here and chat, he told me of the projects he currently has in the fire with the upcoming Tourney they are running at Toledo Bend, the quarterly board meeting they had today, and running his own business. Reminded me of the story about the 1 legged man who was in the process of winning a A** kicking contest.

My discussion with him generated enough interest in me to want to go have a look see at what there doing at the tourney on Toledo Bend.

I will update after.

CBS just announced that the CEO and COO of Wounded Warriors were fired. According to the news report, a large amount of the money collected on behalf of the organization was being used for conventions, lavish parties and high salaried for administrators.

Check out
The Disposable Heros Project
It's a friend of mine, he is a Marine and owns a cross fit gym now.
They do a lot for local veterans and it's a great group of people.

http://dhproject.org

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Originally Posted by paublo25 (Post 572549)

What about HOW Heroes On the Water. I'm not sure if it has an actual non profit organization but I have helped with Pack n Paddle to bring wounded soldiers out fishing. Not sure if this helps but it was the first thing that popped in my mind.

It is a non profit and Josh Droddy is one of the greatest guys you will ever meet. Our annual Cheniere fishing tournament we have raises money and 100% goes to helping veterans get out fishing and hunting. We also support operation home front which helps veteran and actively deployed service men and women and there family with financial need that arise.