It’s an early morning, and the fresh Colorado air chills the skin as people begin to set up their equipment. Get a good stance, pause, pickup, back-cast and forward stroke. After a few casts on the still water the fly rod begins to flex, it’s time to reel the fish in.
This was Senior Airman Michael Burton’s experience earlier this month as he joined the Project Healing Water Fly Fishing group’s trip to Maria Lake near Walsenburg, Colorado.
Airman Burton, 21st Medical Group technician, has been assigned to Schriever since November, 2010. On a typical day he sets up appointments, performs physical health assessments, vaccines or anything the doctors need help with. But, each Thursday, Airman Burton drives up to Fort Carson to help disabled active duty members and veterans learn how to tie “flies.”
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