Warrior’s Weekend VIII will be held on Saturday 17 May, 2014.  Come by the Port O’Connor Community Center beginning on Thursday, May 8th until the event on Saturday to view a spectacular sand sculpture which will be in progress around the clock until the day of the event, by artist, Gloria Fric, who is donating her time and talents.

The troops will arrive Saturday morning around 9:00 a.m., by chartered buses from Brooke Army Medical Center, joining other wounded soldiers who arrived earlier from other military installations across the country.  After a grand welcome rally, they will immediately board their boats and begin fishing between 9 and 9:30 a.m.  There will be a friendly competition with an official weigh-in and awards presented at a dinner that evening around 5:30PM, accompanied by music and addresses by military dignitaries and from our heroes themselves.

Join us in this, our eighth annual event, to put into action the fact that you really support our troops!

Can you help a wounded warrior?

Wounded soldiers are looking forward to Warrior’s Weekend, a welcome respite from their on-going medical treatments due to injuries incurred while in service of our country. Comments from these men include “I have nothing else to look forward to,” and “I do nothing but stare at four walls all day.” Being in Port O’Connor, fishing and enjoying good food and a few laughs with their buddies, and the warm reception and expressions of thanks they receive from everyone involved is the highlight of their year.

The Committee can get them to Port O’Connor, but they must have places to stay. Do you have room for one or more wounded warriors? Almost any type of space will do: a house, bunk house, guest room, etc. If you don’t have a room, please ask your neighbors who do. Please call Bill Tigrett at 361-983-2671 if you have space available on May 16 through 18. You’ll be glad you did!