A Big Thank You Bowtech
 

Last Friday night I had the pleasure to meet Jay Fondren a Dissabled Vet from Iraq who was blown up by a road side bomb.

I was asked if I would set up aGuardian that was given to him by Bowtech, thank you for your support of our troops.

What does one say when asked such a question except hell yeah it is my pleasure to do that for some one who put it all on the line and paid a heavy price so I can sleep safe at night and do the things I love to do.

After setting the bow up I had young Jay come to the Bowtech trailer on Saturday morning where I spent a lot of time showing him how to shoot the bow and the wide eyed look and grin from ear to ear when he took that first shot brought tears to my eyes.

Jay is an outstanding young man full of life even tho his was nearly taken.

During the course of the Texas Trophy Hunters Extravaganza I spent a lot of time with Jay and arranging a few little surprises for him including a hog hunt at the Sycamore Creek Hog Hunting Ranch, thank you Troy and Lisa for doing this for Jay.

We will be taking Jay on his first bow hunt Sept. 21/22 along with a film crew so every moment can be caught for Jay to relive over and over, I just hope I can hold my emotions in check when he sticks his first hog;)

But in all honesty non of this would not have eventuated without Bowtech stepping up to the plate and giving him the Guardian great job to all those at Bowtech for making that happen.

Thank You BOWTECH
You have made a young mans dreams come true

Here is a pic of me handing Jay his new Guardian all set up ready to shoot for the first time.

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Great story!! A small thank you to Jay for his sacrifice in service to our country.

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Fantastic Russell, thank you for bring this to our attention.

Thank you Bowtech.

Thank you Jay Fondren for your service to our country.

Thank you to all our sevice men and women.

And if I'm not mistaken, that's the first picture of Ausie-guy I've ever seen on this forum in all these years. ;)

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Well done Bowtech and well done Jay .

Be sure to post a picture of that hog , when he gets it .

Dave

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First of all I would like to thank Jay Fondren for his sacrifice for us and the rest of the USA. God Bless you Jay.

Also another huge thanks to Bowtech. A top notch organization with their heart in the right place.

Alos thanks to Aussie. Russel you may act all big and mean but your nothing but a big softie.LOL I think your right Rob it may be the first picture of Russel posted on this sight in many years. I can see why now. LOL Man Russel your uglier than I ever imagined. LOL JK buddy. great job.

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There has been other pictures of me posted on here before:D

Bob ( The Rev) has posted a lot of pics of me on my trike, swing set and in my super man uniform[8D]:D

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ROFL........great stuff there. [8D]

Thanks as well go to Jay as well as Bowtech, it's great to see a company that gives back and invests in the people that drive this industry. Very few manufacturers do this these days...........it's nice to see.

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Wow, what a cool story!!!! It is nice to see companies step up and do the right thing, way to go Bowtech!!!!

Jay paid a large price to ensure our freedom and this is one neat way to give something back to him. I know it is very small in comparison to the sacrifice he gave, but we need to show the upmost respect for our soldiers. :)

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First and foremost I'll echo what everyone else has said, Thank you Jay, and God bless all of the men and women serving this country, past and present.
Thank you Bowtech for doing something rarely seen by any company these days, supporting our troops. That makes me even happier with the bow choice I made, as well as encouraging me to promote their products to other people.
Russel, you seem like a class act all the way and I think you did something really special. Thank you too.
We need more threads like these on this board and others.

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Thanks Jay, no words can ever repay you for what you have given all of us, and thanks to thousands of other soldiers as well. Thanks for stepping up Aussie-guy, and also thanks to Bowtech, I knew there was a reason I bought that Guardian this year : )

Good story

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Thanks for your service and sacrifice Jay!!!! God Bless!!!

Thats pretty cool of you Ausie-guy and Bowtech!

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Aussie was telling me the story of this hero yesterday and what Bowtech was doing for him. I became an instant Bowtech fan. Well done, guys!:)

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WOW first off thank you Jay!, secondly Bowtech and Aussie guy. This almost brings tears to my eyes, he is so happy and I wish him all the happiness in the world, he deserves it. This is why I am proud to be a member of such a awesome group of people. Thank you all for what you have done for this well deserving young man.

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First off let me say "THANK YOU JAY FONDREN FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME AND ALL AMERICANS AND THE IRAQI PEOPLE!!!
Second: Thank you BOWTECH! And the good people thatbehind this product.
I can say without a doubt! "I dam proud to own a bowtech bow".

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Wow, nice to see bowtech put their money where their mouth is (patriot). I also shoot a bowtech, and this makes me proud. I with Jay good luck hunting!

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thats great of both bowtech and you!!
and thank you jay for serving our country.

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This story put a smile on my face. Jay, thank you so much for serving our great country. Aussie and Bowtech ... my hat goes off to you! Thank you for making this young man's dream come true.

And if it wouldn't be much trouble I would love to see some pictures and possibly even some of the video of Jay's upcoming hunt.

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That is awesome! Thank you bowtech and thanks to him for serving his country and helping to protect us at home

rick

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Russell,

I can't even put into words how great what you and Bowtech did. Beyond the money they donate for each Tribute this shows they go further and make it more personal. Way to go.

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Thanks for the kind words and comments guys.
Jay is an outstanding young man the same age as my son.

Here is a pic of Bob (The Rev) with Jay.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/Ausie-guy/General%20Archery%20Stuff/100_0548.jpg?

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Thanks Jay for all you have done and gave for this great country. Thanks Ausie-guy for all you compassion and helping hook Jay up! It's people like you that makes thisGreatNation worth fighting for!
It certainly speaks great volumethe wayyou have taken Jay under your wing to help him out like that!Bowtech.....Now thats a class act!
Well Done!
Crutch!

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Thats awesome man!!!!!!!

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The blessings didn't go without coming back to us (me and Ausie). We also met a lady that is going to let us hunt exotics anytime we want for free. Major General Leroy Sisco who is now associated with Texas Trophy Hunters and Hunts for Hero's wants to tag along with a film crew.

This was truly a blessed week end for all of us.

This is me and the General. He is truly an awesome person.

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Wow. Now I'm really sorry I couldn't make it to the extravaganza. It would have been an honor to meet Jay. I have met Ausie several times and now have a newfound respect for him. And if you think he is ugly in that pic, well, I've walked up to him in the woods. It was the scariest moment of my life!

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Thank you Jay and all the other men and women serving this country.Words can never equal the time you have given. Its ashame that more companies are not stepping up like Bowtech.

Ausie, did you introduce Jay to huntingnet? Would also like to see some ofJay's hunt.

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My favorite kind of posts and TY Jay

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Not yet but will be sending a link to this post to Chris Gillthe web master of www.showofsupport.org

Chris is the gentleman who will be coming out to do the camera work on the hunt and is also the man in the truck in the first pic;)

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Pretty cool!!!

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Way COOL!! God bless all of you. As a Viet Nam Vet it sure warms my heart to see something like this. You're a good man Ausie. You make all hunters proud.

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Hoorah! Proud to own a Bowtech!

Well played everyone involved!

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Jay was a part of the Show of Support held each year in Midland. This is not an advertisement but I wanted to let you all know that you can go to our web site at www.showofsupport.org and see pictures of Jay's first deer kill after being wounded in Iraq. We hope to be able to put a new picture up of his first bow kill.[/align][/align]I want to say a big thanks to Bowtech and all the guys there that made this possible. I know that words can not even describe what Jay is feeling. I was one of those guys wounded in combat and I have to say that we NEVER expected to have things like this given to us. It is just amazing. I got so much joy seeing Jay that night with his bow and a smile that went from ear to ear. He left it out on the table for all to see. I missed the first shot as I was at my booth, but I heard it was amazing to see him standing and shooting. I will be the guy out there with the video camera for this next hunt and I hope to have some great video to share.[/align][/align]Thank you again to all of you and thanks to the rest of your support for the Military. If you do not believe in the war that is one thing, but every American should support the military and the guys from Bowtech gave more support that anyone ever expected. Thank you so much.[/align]

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we learned that lesson a long time ago chris, we all support our soldiers.
thanks jay, bowtech, and my big buddy ausie. he'll be sportin' something nasty for that trip i can tell you that!

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I'd like to extend my appreciation to Jay also. Without guys and gals like him .............Well you know the story we wouldn't have the freedoms we still have. And to Bowtech...Thank You for being the company you are. This is just another example of why I shoot Bowtech's now.

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Well done Aussie! A special young man for sure and a great company also. Maybe thats why I own 2 Bowtechs myself.

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Okay, I finally got signed in. Man am I looking forward to putting a dartin hog on that up comming hunt with Aussie-guy and Chris.

Jay

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JAY,

You are an inspiration... from one former 11B, you have my utmost respect... so many excellent people out there willing to lay it out to serve our country... good luck with your hunt brother!!!! get some pics of it when you can...

and to the BowTech crew, awesome job guys... more companies should follow your lead in actions like this... big thumbs up from me...

Tony