A. McDaniel

Thank you to everyone who made this amazing and awesome trip possible. I would like to thank Shelley and Dennis for opening their beautiful home and land to myself and other veterans. This is my first WWIA event and I am impressed by the professionalism of everyone involved. Frenchy and Derrick are outstanding and excellent Guides and are happy to share their expansive knowledge with others. I very much enjoyed sharing stories with Shelley, Dennis and the other veterans. I also appreciate that local people came out and participated. The food was outstanding, thank you Shelley. It renews my faith in humans that so many people are willing to take time out of there busy lives to make an event like this possible. I suffer from PTSD and a TBI and I lost my wife a year ago, so sometimes I get depressed. This event allowed me to leave my depression in Texas for a few days. I enjoyed the beauty of the woods, the hooting of an owl at night, the gorgeous horses, the friendly dogs and the wonderful people. I can’t thank Dennis, Shelley, Derrick and Frenchy enough for all the hard work that made this brilliant trip possible. I would also like to thank all of the behind the scenes, unsung heroes that manage the logistics and details for an event like this. I am not a poet and I cannot adequately express how much I enjoyed this trip and the people who make it possible. I would always want a veteran who has not gone on a trip to go ahead of me, but I hope that WWIA will consider me as a candidate for future expeditions. Again, my heartfelt thanks for an excellent, memorable experience.