
BHA Podcast & Blast, Ep. 192: Healing Waters and Veterans' Journeys
Published on Oct 29
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<p class="MsoNormal">Almost ten years ago, career firefighter and paramedic Beau Beasley embarked on a journey to tell the true stories of America's veterans, honestly and in their own words. He was a respected outdoor writer and flyfishing guidebook author, and was deeply affected by the friendships he'd made through his involvement with Project Healing Waters, an organization that connects veterans with fishing and other outdoor opportunities.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">"I had no idea what I was doing when I took this on," Beau says. "I only knew I had to do it."</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Beau's book "Healing Waters" holds the stories of 32 American military veterans who, through flyfishing, rod building, flytying, and being part of a vibrant outdoor community, "came across from the dark side of the river to the light."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">By turns harrowing, tragic, and joyful, these stories cut to the bone, portraits of the price that some...