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guests to go clay shooting ity Oaks hosted and fishing for bass and seven Purple Heart catfish in between excurU.S. military veterans at sions into the woods. At their Thumbtack Ranch night, everyone spent in Batesville, Texas, once time together around a again providing these campfire getting to know American heroes with the each other and sharing hunting experience of a their life experiences. lifetime. “This event was a little Participating for the bit different. I really got to third consecutive event hang out with one veteran as a “celebrity tour guide” – his name’s Mike. We be•• Spencer Boyd (front row, left) served as an official tour was NASCAR Camping came really good buddies,” guide on Record Rack’s “Purple Heart Heroes Hunt.” World Truck Series driver Boyd said. “He got blown Spencer Boyd, whose up in a Humvee over in sponsor, Record Rack, Afghanistan. plays a key role for this charity by providing all the feed needed “I watched him take down his first buck, which was exciting. for the deer and exotic species on the ranch. He had never done that before. We hunted for three or four days Boyd was on hand for the duration of the five-day hunting exand ate steak and crab legs, and we’ve talked weekly since then. perience, which also included opportunities for the distinguished We just hit it off.”
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