{"id":145583,"date":"2023-08-11T11:15:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T15:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=145583"},"modified":"2023-08-09T19:16:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T23:16:53","slug":"vietnam-veteran-hoping-to-get-free-hunting-and-fishing-licenses-for-disabled-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=145583","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam veteran hoping to get free hunting and fishing licenses for disabled veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Edward Kochanski had an event where he took some disabled veteran friends with him to go fishing. They had a free license in Pennsylvania to do so. However, when they ventured into New York, his friends had to pay $70 for a New York license as they were nonresidents. As a result, Kochanski typed 50 letters for the governors of the 50 states. He is calling for providing free hunting and fishing licenses for 100% disabled veterans.<\/p>\n

From Fox 56:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

After returning home from Vietnam, Edward Kochanski says that going out into the wilderness to fish and hunt, was the only peace he could get.<\/p>\n

“Fishing was a very important part of my life. When I came home people spit on me. They treated us real bad, us Vietnam veterans, so fishing was a way to get away from them. So, I took my disabled buddies and we went fishing up at Lake Ontario and around here,” Kochanski said.<\/p>\n

Kochanski was inspired to write this proposal after he went fishing with his friends who were triple amputees and veterans. They were Pennsylvania residents and received free fishing licenses in Pennsylvania however, once they crossed the border into New York state, because they were non-residents his disabled comrades had to pay 70 dollars for a license.<\/p>\n

“Well that frustrated me to no end, so I’ve always tried to do this on a national level and so I have 50 letters all typed out, with this proposal for all 50 governors across the United States”, Kochanski added.<\/p>\n

With this proposal that Kochanski plans to mail out to all 50 governors, 100% disabled veterans would be granted free fishing and hunting licenses, which Kochanski feels is the least that this country can do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fox 56 provides the balance of the story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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