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Honored American Veterans Afield (H.A.V.A.)
Hosts 2nd Annual National Family Day
Eighty-Nine
disabled veterans and active duty military
participate in shooting event
LONGMEADOW, Mass. (April 1, 2009) – Honored
American Veterans Afield (H.A.V.A.) hosted the
organization’s 2nd Annual National Family Day on
November 14, 2008 at the National Shooting
Complex in San Antonio, Texas. The event was
attended by 89 disabled veterans and active duty
military personnel from various military
facilities in the San Antonio area. These
Wounded Heroes also brought another 57 family
members to the fun-filled day for a total of 146
participants. Activities included shooting
demonstrations, range time, food, prizes and
musical entertainment.
Veterans and active duty military from across
Texas and as far away as Washington state,
participated in the event, which drew both
national and local support.
Twenty-three companies and organizations from
within the shooting sports industry supported
the event along with representatives from the
Texas National Guard, V.F.W., Wounded Warriors
Project, Brothers of Fallen Heroes, Texas
Paralyzed Veterans Association and the USA
Shooting Team. In all, more than 100
volunteers helped assure these heroes and their
families had a great day.
Attendees participated in range activities that
featured eight stages of fire including
everything from pistols, shotguns and rifles to
a cowboy stage hosted by S.A.S.S. (Single Action
Shooters Society). Children of the Wounded
Warriors were able to shoot an air soft action
course as well. The day also featured a
shooting exhibition by professionals Jerry
Miculek and Max Michel. Several
participants shot with Miculek and Michel in a
“fun” pro-am event.
The event was capped off with a mini concert by
platinum country recording artist Mark Wills and
a barbeque hosted by several area VFW units.
The evening festivities also featured a raffle
for the participants, where winners walked away
with various door prizes including firearms from
Smith & Wesson, Remington and a USA Shooting
Ruger 10-22 (which was autographed by the entire
USA Shooting Team).
“Our mission to serve these American Heroes was
accomplished on all fronts,” said Tom Taylor,
H.A.V.A. Chairman. “In our second year to host
this event, we more than doubled the number of
participants and had a tremendous outpouring of
volunteer support from the industry and other
organizations in order to make the day a
tremendous success. We were asked many
times if we plan to host a 3rd Annual Event and
we have committed to do so on November 13,
2010.”
LtCol David Barnes of the U.S. Marine Corps
Patient Affairs Team added, “We appreciated the
hard work and dedication that the volunteers put
into this event. The chow was great and every
Marine got to shoot various events and ask lots
of questions. What a great time! This was a top
notch event and I would recommend it to any
service member. You can count on my
Marines to attend next year!”
With the goal of reconnecting wounded men and
women from the armed services with their love of
the outdoors, the H.A.V.A. organization was
developed to raise awareness and further assist
disabled veterans with their healing process
through guided hunts, shooting competitions and
other outdoor activities. Those who would like
to continue on HAVA’s mission, learn more about
the organization and how to contribute or see
photos from past events can visit
www.honoredveterans.org.
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