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Husband and father of 2 beautiful girls. 3rd Generation Army Veteran 1990-1999. Owner of King Signs. PH Committee member for 5 years. Avid hunter and outdoorsman for over 40 years.
I grew up hunting and fishing in Eastern Iowa along the Mississippi River, at 18 I joined the Army to carry on the family tradition of serving our great nation. In 2011, after 20+ years I retired. In 2014, I became a member of the Pro-Staff for Patriot Hunts. I am an avid outdoorsman and I enjoy introducing our Combat Veterans and Gold Star children to the outdoors. Veterans as well as the children easily find the outdoors as a form a therapy. I am married to Paula Nash and have 3 children, Olivia, Madison and Dakota.
Retired at Fort Bragg after serving 20yrs in the Army with two combat deployments. I enjoy spending my time with my wife and two girls and volunteering with Patriot Hunts. The ability to share and givie back to my brothers and sisters who have served, and those that still serve and their families that support them continues to drive me.
Lee Tedrick is a retired Master Sergeant who served 22 years as a Communications Sergeant, 18 years of his career here in the Ft Bragg community. Lee has deployed multiple times to both Iraq and Afghanistan in multiple roles, and retired in 2016 from 1st Special Forces Command. Lee grew up hunting and fishing between Missouri and Virginia.
I grew up hunting and fishing in western Pennsylvania before entering the Air Force in 1996 at the age of 18 from Pittsburgh, PA. I was initially an Avionics Guidance and Control Journeyman my first three years and then cross trained in to be a C-17A Loadmaster. I was a Loadmaster for 18 of my 21 years in the AF and spent 15 years in special operations aviation. My last 12 years of special ops service was spent right here at Pope AAF directly supporting SOF operations around the world. I have been involved with Patriot Hunts since 2015 and it has given me the opportunity to continue supporting SOF warriors through the brotherhood of the outdoors.
As the owner of a family owned business, I 
have seen many changes throughout Ft. Bragg & Fayetteville over the years. Ft. Bragg has had a great impact on Fayetteville not only throughout the private sector, but business as well. We pride ourselves on the fact we serve not only the citizens of Fayetteville, but the military community as well. We have been fortunate to have been in business as long as we have, and I felt the need and honor to give back to the military families that have given so much, not only to this community, but to this country.
Jason Thomas is a Chief Warrant Officer 2 
assigned to 3rd Special Forces Group (A). He has spent the last 10 yrs as a member of the Special Forces Regiment. Jason has deployed to Afghanistan on 6 combat rotations with 3rd SFG (A) where he has served in many roles, the latest as an Assistant Detachment Commander. Jason is a native of Phenix City Alabama. He is married to Melissa Thomas and has 3 children, Jared, Kyleigh, and Jacob.  
Patriot Hunts is dedicated to providing outdoor experiences for our Wounded Warriors, and Gold Star children of fallen heroes. With all of us sportsman and Patriots working together, we truly can make a difference in the life of a soldier who has chosen to lay his life at the altar of freedom on our behalf. These men and women have not only paid a physical and mental price, some have paid the ultimate price, for their fellow man. The cost of freedom is not measured in dollars, and it is paid for by patriots in our armed forces, by their courage, their commitment, and their willingness to stand in harms way for this country. Stepping up and either volunteering or through your generous donations we can give back to the children of our fallen brothers, and help give them the guidance that their parent they have lost would have loved to be here to do. So it is with great pride and honor that we even have this opportunity and accept this challenge to reach out a helping hand. The thought of a single Gold Star child being forgotten, and never having the opportunity to witness a sunrise from a duck blind, or hear a turkey gobble after flying down from the roost, or see a flock of geese fly over a deer stand while hunting, is just heartbreaking, so help us to make that dream come true for these deserving kids that have been devastated by lose, by donating. Helping to empower Gold Star Children of fallen heroes through outdoor therapy. By supporting this effort, your giving so many deserving kids an opportunity to experience things through hunting & fishing they may have never been given the chance to. Take the time to help give back to those soldiers who have sacrificed so much. |