Post by sixshot on Oct 13, 2011 21:23:22 GMT -5
The Wounded Warrior Hunt has came & gone. Daniel & his wife Julia left yesterday after only being able to hunt 2 1/2 days. On the morning of the 3 rd day Daniel received a phone call telling him to make his way back to California. He had spent the morning chasing a nice buck but was unable to get a decent shot.
The following is an article that appeared in the local newspaper about Daniel's hunt, excuse me if some of this is a repeat.
Wounded Warrior Will Be Hosted
to HuntDeer In Soda- Springs Area
by Dick Thompson
Daniel Harrison is one of our
nation's Wounded Warrior Heroes.
Three times wounded in Iraq and
Afghanistan. he still serves our
country as a Marine Corp sniper
trainer. On Oct. 28, 2009 Daniel
and his Marine team were hunting
bad guys and came to a doorway
that Daniel was concerned about.
He told his team they would find
another way in.
He took three steps past the
doorway and one of the team members
stepped up for a closer look
and stepped on the pressure plate of
an IED.
That member lost both legs,
Daniel had both ear drums blown
out, had fragments in his right
shoulder, buttocks, right hand and both legs.
He was wearing a Colt 1911 sidearm
in a custom holster, and heavy
fragments hit his handgun, but
probably saved his life.
Sixty percent of the team was out
of the fight from the lED, but they
continued to fight. Daniel has endured
several surgeries and is now
training our new sniper recruits. He
says be'Il always be a Marine.
In April 2011 I decided I wanted
to share a deer hunt with one of our
nation's many heroes. After contacting
several different gun forums
Ihad a long list of service men who
had been nominated by people
from all over the country. Some
of these declined because they felt
someone else was more deserving.
Finally we had decided on Daniel
as our Wounded Warrior.
After talking with him several
times we knew he was the right
WOUNDED WARRIOR--Julia and Daniel Harrison were in Caribou
Coun1y this week on a wounded warrior hunt. Daniel, a Marine sniper
still on active duty, was wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is here
to hunt mule deer, courtesy of the help from several people and businesses
who are supporting the Marine. Because of ongoing security
measures, his identity has been blocked.
one and we developed an internet
and phone friendship leading up to
his hunt. Daniel and his wife, Julia,
will be joining us on Oct. 10 for his
hunt. We found out later Julia actually
owns property in Soda Springs.
Dozens of people from around
the country have volunteered to help
out. Daniel's deer tag and license
have been paid for with their donations.
We even received cash donations
from two people who were
unemployed.
Colt Firearms has donated an exact
duplicate of Daniel's Colt 1911
.45 sidearm he was wearing the day
he was wounded. Another forum
member lias donated a Ruger Blackhawk
.44 special. Also two custom
holsters have been donated, along
with a case of ammunition, bullets,
powder, steel targets, gun accessories,
a week in Hawaii at a condo,
and other goodies.
We also have well over $1,400
in cash that Daniel and Julia will
be receiving when they arrive. All
this came through donations to one
of our countries heroes from complete
strangers that wanted to give
something back to all our men and
women who serve.
Daniel & his wife showed up the day before the hunt & got settled in & we started to get aquainted. I wasn't sure just what to expect from a young guy with some much combat duty under his belt but I do know I've never been so impressed with anyone in my life.
He was very polite & easy going, he was humble, smart, well read, soft spoken, comfortable in his own skin & happy. If you didn't know any better you would think he was a school teacher or a business man.
For security reasons I can't post photo's of Daniel or his wife at this time. I can tell you that both of them were always smiling, always helping out & I've never been called Sir so many times in my life!
Its very refreshing to see a young couple who treat each other so well, I've never seen people this age do what they do. I hope they have 12 children, we need more Daniel & Julia's.
Through the very generous donations from many of you here on Single Actions Forum & the Ruger Forum we were able to give them many well deserved gifts & cash. Because they were married while Daniel was recouperating in the hospital they never really had a honeymoon, thats going to change with their gift of a condo for a week in Hawaii.
As much as we admired Daniel, Julia was just as impressive, just a down to earth girl who's beautiful, educated, athletic & fun! She went with us when we plowed through 8" of snow the first morning, never complaining, enjoying the scenery & the experience & just enjoying being with her husband. She hiked all over the place, spotted deer several times, drove the 4 wheeler while Daniel stalked deer.
Many times he would run up a steep mountain & then maybe back down, he never broke a sweat, was never breathing hard even when wearing a heavy pack & carrying his rifle. His conditioning was amazing.
I think to keep himself in shape he eats raw meat & gun powder for breakfast, washes hit down with liquid nails & puts steel wool on his sandwich instead of cheese!
On the 3rd day he had spotted a big buck & gave chase, the buck got into heavy timber & Daniel came back down the mountain smiling, he hadn't scored but he had throughly enjoyed the trip. Many deer were spotted but because he had to cut the trip short it didn't work out. If only we had had one more day!
When he left he said that he hoped Ridge (my oldest son's son would score, Ridge had just turned 12 & this would be his first year to hunt. Read about Ridge's hunt in another post.
Thanks to each & everyone of you who helped, I've said it before but all of you helped make it possible & they were very deserving.
Daniel is very busy but plans to answer all the cards & letters to those who contributed to his hunt.
Dick
The following is an article that appeared in the local newspaper about Daniel's hunt, excuse me if some of this is a repeat.
Wounded Warrior Will Be Hosted
to HuntDeer In Soda- Springs Area
by Dick Thompson
Daniel Harrison is one of our
nation's Wounded Warrior Heroes.
Three times wounded in Iraq and
Afghanistan. he still serves our
country as a Marine Corp sniper
trainer. On Oct. 28, 2009 Daniel
and his Marine team were hunting
bad guys and came to a doorway
that Daniel was concerned about.
He told his team they would find
another way in.
He took three steps past the
doorway and one of the team members
stepped up for a closer look
and stepped on the pressure plate of
an IED.
That member lost both legs,
Daniel had both ear drums blown
out, had fragments in his right
shoulder, buttocks, right hand and both legs.
He was wearing a Colt 1911 sidearm
in a custom holster, and heavy
fragments hit his handgun, but
probably saved his life.
Sixty percent of the team was out
of the fight from the lED, but they
continued to fight. Daniel has endured
several surgeries and is now
training our new sniper recruits. He
says be'Il always be a Marine.
In April 2011 I decided I wanted
to share a deer hunt with one of our
nation's many heroes. After contacting
several different gun forums
Ihad a long list of service men who
had been nominated by people
from all over the country. Some
of these declined because they felt
someone else was more deserving.
Finally we had decided on Daniel
as our Wounded Warrior.
After talking with him several
times we knew he was the right
WOUNDED WARRIOR--Julia and Daniel Harrison were in Caribou
Coun1y this week on a wounded warrior hunt. Daniel, a Marine sniper
still on active duty, was wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is here
to hunt mule deer, courtesy of the help from several people and businesses
who are supporting the Marine. Because of ongoing security
measures, his identity has been blocked.
one and we developed an internet
and phone friendship leading up to
his hunt. Daniel and his wife, Julia,
will be joining us on Oct. 10 for his
hunt. We found out later Julia actually
owns property in Soda Springs.
Dozens of people from around
the country have volunteered to help
out. Daniel's deer tag and license
have been paid for with their donations.
We even received cash donations
from two people who were
unemployed.
Colt Firearms has donated an exact
duplicate of Daniel's Colt 1911
.45 sidearm he was wearing the day
he was wounded. Another forum
member lias donated a Ruger Blackhawk
.44 special. Also two custom
holsters have been donated, along
with a case of ammunition, bullets,
powder, steel targets, gun accessories,
a week in Hawaii at a condo,
and other goodies.
We also have well over $1,400
in cash that Daniel and Julia will
be receiving when they arrive. All
this came through donations to one
of our countries heroes from complete
strangers that wanted to give
something back to all our men and
women who serve.
Daniel & his wife showed up the day before the hunt & got settled in & we started to get aquainted. I wasn't sure just what to expect from a young guy with some much combat duty under his belt but I do know I've never been so impressed with anyone in my life.
He was very polite & easy going, he was humble, smart, well read, soft spoken, comfortable in his own skin & happy. If you didn't know any better you would think he was a school teacher or a business man.
For security reasons I can't post photo's of Daniel or his wife at this time. I can tell you that both of them were always smiling, always helping out & I've never been called Sir so many times in my life!
Its very refreshing to see a young couple who treat each other so well, I've never seen people this age do what they do. I hope they have 12 children, we need more Daniel & Julia's.
Through the very generous donations from many of you here on Single Actions Forum & the Ruger Forum we were able to give them many well deserved gifts & cash. Because they were married while Daniel was recouperating in the hospital they never really had a honeymoon, thats going to change with their gift of a condo for a week in Hawaii.
As much as we admired Daniel, Julia was just as impressive, just a down to earth girl who's beautiful, educated, athletic & fun! She went with us when we plowed through 8" of snow the first morning, never complaining, enjoying the scenery & the experience & just enjoying being with her husband. She hiked all over the place, spotted deer several times, drove the 4 wheeler while Daniel stalked deer.
Many times he would run up a steep mountain & then maybe back down, he never broke a sweat, was never breathing hard even when wearing a heavy pack & carrying his rifle. His conditioning was amazing.
I think to keep himself in shape he eats raw meat & gun powder for breakfast, washes hit down with liquid nails & puts steel wool on his sandwich instead of cheese!
On the 3rd day he had spotted a big buck & gave chase, the buck got into heavy timber & Daniel came back down the mountain smiling, he hadn't scored but he had throughly enjoyed the trip. Many deer were spotted but because he had to cut the trip short it didn't work out. If only we had had one more day!
When he left he said that he hoped Ridge (my oldest son's son would score, Ridge had just turned 12 & this would be his first year to hunt. Read about Ridge's hunt in another post.
Thanks to each & everyone of you who helped, I've said it before but all of you helped make it possible & they were very deserving.
Daniel is very busy but plans to answer all the cards & letters to those who contributed to his hunt.
Dick
