eBassFish.com Veterans Day Salute

A Veteran's Day Salute

Female Military Veterans List

eBassFish.com would like to salute all women anglers who currently
serve or have served our country to help preserve the freedoms
that we enjoy today, including the freedom to fish.

Click here to read
"Fishing Along Side A Hero"
A Veteran's Day Salute by Sammie Jo Denyes'

Women Angler's Veteran List

Sarah Augustine – Operation Iraqi Freedom
Sarah spent 12 months in Iraq during the first year of war.
She was awarded the Bronze Star at the end of the initial
combat phase. She retired from the Army Reserve in
August 2005 with 17 years of reserve service and 5 years
of active duty.

Renee Brisendine
U.S. Army

Kandie Candelaria
U. S. A. F. Nurse Corp/4 years of service

Diana Clark
U.S. Army Aviation/Gulf War Veteran

Kathryn (Kat) Ealey
U. S. Army/2 years of service

Rose Ellis
U. S. Naval Air/21 Years of Service

Jodi Galloway
U. S. Army/6 Years of Service

Donna Gilzow
U. S. Army/2 years of service

Judith Hart
U. S. Army Reserves

Kris Hunter, MSgt.
U. S. Air Force/Active Duty

Donna Jordan
U.S. Air Force – Vietnam Veteran

Melinda Mize
Army National Guard/Served in Iraq

Marylou VandeRiet
U.S. Air Force

Carla Whitstine
U.S. Army National Guard – Gulf War Veteran

Torica Whitty
U.S. Army Active Duty - Home State - Louisiana

SSG Angela Wilson
U. S. Army Reserves - 10 years of service
1 tour Operation Iraqi Freedom

If you are a female veteran and would like
to be added to our list, please contact
Linda@ebassfish.com

Congratulations Donna Rutledge of Orland Park, Illinois on her 2nd place finish in the Bassmaster Weekend Series Co-Angler Division on Pools 4 & 5 Mississippi River in Wabasha, Minnesota July 25th.

The 9th Annual “Legends of the Outdoors” National Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony - will take place Saturday, August 14 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in beautiful downtown Nashville, TN. The doors will open at 10:00 a.m., enabling guests to socialize with Honorees and other attending “Legends of the Outdoors” members - the Banquet and Induction Ceremony will begin at noon.

The 2010 Induction Class consists of Judy Wong, Charlie Ingram, Peggy Vallery, Dick Cabela, Mary Cabela, and Jack Minor – posthumously. In addition, Ducks Unlimited will be recognized as the 2010 “American Outdoor Organization of the Year.”

Congratulations to Melinda Mize of Ben Lomond, Arkansas for winning the recent Bassmaster Weekend Series event on Lake Millwood, Arkansas. Click here to read story.

FLW co-angler Judy Israel of Wimauma, Florida retired in May after 14 years of tournament fishing. She retired as the only female co-angler to win 2 events on the FLW Tour. During her career she had 15 Top 10 finishes.

Congratulations to Dianna Clark of Bumpus Mills, Tennessee for her 5th place finish in the Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River June 5th.

Check out the Raleigh, NC News and Observer to read an article about women's bass fishing featuring comments from former North Carolina WBT anglers Monica Altman, Renee Brisendine, Susan Orton and Linda Berry.