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After 20 years on the front lines that left multiple gunshot and shrapnel wounds across his body, Ret. Master Sergeant Farmer reached a breaking point. While trying to rebuild his life, he rediscovered a gift from a friend that led him down an unexpected path to healing.

“Hunting requires you to be present in that exact moment. It gives you an opportunity to have an external perspective, and you know what, it humbles you. You’re whittled down, and there’s a growth that comes from that. You learn a lot about yourself in the elements, and you know where you stand in life’s grand perspective.”

-Ret. Master Sergeant Farmer

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