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| Gracie, Stephanie, Hunter and Sgt. Eric Edmundson |
The Lowcountry Chapter of Safari Club International is known
for the annual Wounded Warrior deer hunt in the ACE Basin each Fall. The local
leadership noticed one particularly worthy veteran and contacted the SCI
Headquarters to sponsor him for the award that recognizes hunters who overcome
great adversity.
Sergeant Eric Edmundson of New
Bern, N.C. is one of only two Pathfinder Award recipients in 2012, and he
traveled to Las Vegas during the SCI National Convention to accept the honor
and an all-expense-paid African Safari. Sgt. Edmundson then traveled to
Charleston to join the Lowcountry Chapter at their annual banquet at the
Charleston Yacht Club.
Sgt. Edmundson was serving our nation
in Iraq when an IED caused him severe injuries, leaving him confined to a
wheelchair and robbed of his ability to speak. Sgt. Edmundson has not let these
disabilities deter him from joining Lowcountry SCI for several trips to the ACE
Basin deer hunt. Local chapter officer Bill Snow became close with Sgt.
Edmundson and enlisted others to support his idea of recognizing Sgt. Edmundson
with the Pathfinder Award.
“The night Sgt. Edmundson received the award
in Las Vegas our local chapter representatives felt a humbling feeling,” said
Miles Crosby, SCI chapter President. “Bill Snow and his wife Karen deserve a
lot of credit as do all the club members. Sgt. Edmundson is a decorated wounded
warrior who does credit to the hunting heritage that sportsmen hold in high
regard.”To read my feature story in the Charleston Mercury.
To view past blog entries about Lowcountry SCI click here.
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| SCI's Bill Snow (on left) and leaders applaud Edmundson |
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| Two ladies of Lowcountry SCI |
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