Felipe was selected to participate in our 2019 "Operation Restore Hope" trauma counseling retreat. Prior to applying, he had never been scuba diving. Training was coordinated through a local dive shop and Felipe quickly realized that diving offered him both a new career pathway and an outlet. Before the retreat took place, Felipe had worked his way through his basic dive certifications and also completed a number of specialty certifications, working his way up to a profession

Northeast Passage was contacted by a spouse to see if any programs would be suitable for her husband, a retired Navy veteran. His health was declining and was unable to walk for any distance. He was an avid fisherman back in the day. He was connected to the fishing program and learned to cast a fly rod, something new to him. He also learned to tie flies for striped bass fishing. Due to his inability to walk access to the fishing spots was very limited due to the tidal flow. M

Allen, a Combat Wounded Veteran and Purple Heart Warrior, served in Iraq in a Ranger Regiment and was injured in 2008. He came home suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress and severe survivors’ guilt. In 2014 his worried mother approached Dan, the founder of the Warrior Bonfire Program, a local organization, seeking help. Dan quickly got in touch with Allen and took him under his wing and schedule him for a Warrior Bonfire retreat, a Texas wild pig hunt in February 2015. After a