It was a great day for fishing! And some of the folks from the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Cape Girardeau had the chance to do some great Stoddard County on Friday.

Thanks to the staff at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery near Bloomfield and the men and women of American Legion Post No. 59 in Dexter, a fishing outing was held for the veterans at the Cape Girardeau. The veterans got to soak up some the sunshine, cast a line into the pond at the cemetery, and catch some good Stoddard County fish. On hand to help were American Legion members and cemetery staff, as well as staff from the Stoddard County Ambulance District.

And the best part is that the fish were cleaned and a fish fry held for all. Fish, hush puppies and all the fixin’s and plenty of home baked sweet treats were served. The American Legion Auxiliary was in charge of the fish fry and provided all the baked goods and prepared the fish, hush puppies and fries.

The Missouri Veterans Cemetery staff and the American Legion post try to sponsor at least one of the fishing outings a summer for the veterans at the Missouri Veterans Home.

Thanks to ShowMe Times reader Tom Love for the great photos of the veterans outing! Thanks, Tom!!

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