Syracuse.com - Greater Syracuse Project Healing Waters program kicks into gear with two fishing outings for soldiers on the Salmon River

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The group is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and veterans through fly fishing and fly tying education and outings.

Project Healing Waters was recently given a jump-start in the greater Syracuse area.

Daniel Morgan, the group’s new leader, said the program has been fairly dormant the past two years and is dedicating to revitalizing and strengthening it.

The organization is dedicated to “the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and veterans through fly fishing and fly tying education and outings.”

“Unfortunately, the Syracuse program has been dormant the past two years and I am taking major efforts to revitalize, grow and strengthen (it) here in greater Syracuse,” he said. “With the close proximity of Fort Drum and the number of veterans in need locally, the importance of Project Healing Waters is especially necessary. And given the fantastic natural resources and fishing opportunities around, it’s something that should succeed here.”

Last weekend, in conjunction with the Fort Drum program and its Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, numerous local guides, VFWs and other organizations, the local chapter hosted “a very successful, three-day drift boat event on the Salmon River.

“It went fantastically, with each veteran successfully battling and landing salmon. Due to its success, another event (has been organized) for this Friday and Saturday on the Salmon River, working cooperatively with Fran Verdoliva and the DEC in Altmar,” he said.

Morgan said about 10 active-duty soldiers and veterans will be among the participants, “and it is especially significant due to November being Wounded Warrior Month.”

For more,. call 1-802-399-1631 or check out the Project Healing Waters Web site..

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