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Veterans Heal Through Fishing

Larry Lamb, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50842347

At its most basic level, fishing is trying to grab an animal out of water with a hook. 

But for the people who do it regularly, it's so much more.  Peace, quiet, accomplishment, fulfillment... it can be all that and more. 

For the organization , it's a way for disabled veterans to feel whole again.  A chapter set up at the VA facility in White City takes vets out for fishing and fly-tying.  We get an introduction to the mission of the group and who it helps.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the 老夫子传媒 Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.
April Ehrlich reports on lands and environmental policy for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. Her reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.