United States Army E-6 Jason Letterman became wheelchair-bound when a roadside bomb blew away his legs in 2008. It happened in Farisiyah, Iraq, while the 34-year-old from Marshfield, Mo., served a third tour.
But a week ago on a bright, sunny day, Staff Sgt. Letterman sat along the Smallwood State Park’s marina bulkheads, pointing a fishing rod toward a patch of milfoil weeds in the Mattawoman Creek. He fired off a fine cast toward an open-water pocket in the mostly submersed vegetation, hoping his imitation crawfish lure would attract a bass.
A Wounded Warrior – as injured servicemen and women are respectfully referred to – Letterman was one of the participants in the Army vs. Marines Spring Bass Challenge held at the state park’s Sweden Point Marina and in all of the adjacent waters, from the creek out into the broad Potomac River.
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