Disable Veterans at the Range Day
Basalt, Colorado - April, 2006

Getting ready for Disabled Veterans Week at the Winter Games for Disabled Vets at Basalt Shooting Range. I will try to send daily pictures. Check out our new trailer for the Veterans service of Rifle Lodge 2195. It will also be used for other lodge functions as needed. The first use was at little britches Rodeo in March.

We began to set up on Saturday April 1, 2006. We were able to display our new trailer. On Monday, 4/3, LaFarge brings in the big big grill.

These were taken on Sunday (4/2) at the registration. Notice Steve White and our youth of our lodge as they provide the gloves that are made from the hides we collect to our vets. What an awesome feeling of achievement. To give a little back to those who have given so much to our country

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The instructors have invited me to shoot on Thursday. I explained that in the early 70's I last shot a 1906 Remington single shot and wound up on the ground with a sore butt. That was the last time I tried shooting. But they think they can whip my fears. We'll see ...

As I came home today I couldn't resist a final shot of those eating in the great Colorado outdoors. They ate with only the appetite that the great west can give them What an awesome sight.

The menu was Phill's Green Chilli, Buckies' Elk Stew, Steve's Baked Beans, Mr. Longs grilling of the meat which included Elk, Pheasant, Quail, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, brauts, hotdogs was excellent . No one went hungry!

By Mary Romero