F&S Tribute: Sportsmen at War

By Field & Stream Online Editors | Published Feb 18, 2008 5:00 AM

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Veteran fishing — For the third time in five years, Mike Perra (above) has put aside chasing fish for hunting bombs in Iraq. Like thousands of other soldiers, he’s got a love of the outdoors that helps him cope with his mission. Here he is with munitions pulled out of a station wagon in Baghdad (top right); on his boat, the Mean Mary, with a 55-pound cod (bottom); and on shore with a mako (top left). To see more photos of soldiers fishing in Iraq, keep clicking through this gallery. Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Army Spc. Adam Barton, Baghdad, 2007 Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class William Briscoe, Baghdad, 2007 Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Army Sgt. 1st Class Ben Bundy, Baghdad, 2007 Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Army Sgt. Ben Barrett, Tikrit, 2006 Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Army Staff Sgt. Mitchell Chapman, Baghdad, 2007 Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Army Sgt. Maj. Glenn Howell, Baghdad, 2007 Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Marine Maj. Erik Kobs, Baghdad, 2007 Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Army Lt. Col. Donald Roberts, Baghdad, 2007 Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Army Sgt. 1st Class Wade Walden, Baghdad, 2007 Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Army Spc. Russell Thomason, Al Anbar province, 2007 Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Army Spc. Max Taylor, Baghdad, 2007 Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Army Cpl. Randy Kahn, Baghdad, 2007 Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Army Capt. Kirsten Bergman Joel Stewart

Veteran fishing — Army Maj. Angel Feliciano Joel Stewart

Veteran fishing — Army Lt. Col. Denny Gum Joel Stewart

Veteran fishing — Marine 1st Lt. John Wilson Joel Stewart

Veteran fishing — Air Force Capt. Jim Druell Joel Stewart

Veteran fishing — Army Staff Sgt. Kelly Gillespie Joel Stewart

Veteran fishing — Marine Capt. Fred McClellan Joel Stewart

Veteran fishing — Army Lt. Col. Jeff Sugrue Joel Stewart

Veteran fishing — Gunnery Sgt. Mike Brooks, 45, U.S. Marine Corps Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Capt. Nathaniel Redman, 32, U.S. Marine Corps Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Lt. Cmdr. Joel Stewart, 41, U.S. Navy Joel Stewart

Veteran fishing — 1st Sgt. Dexter Conrad, 42, U.S. Marine Corps Field & Stream Online Editors

Veteran fishing — Staff Sgt. Ron Pettigrew, 30, U.S. Marine Corps Field & Stream Online Editors

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