Kansas Salutes the Troops
Window stickers show service on a veteran's truck.
Veteran Natalie Hobbs, on her first hunt, tries for a pheasant. | The Wichita Eagle
Flint Oak, a 5,000 acre shooting facility in Elk County, was the site of this weekend's Kansas Salutes the Troops event. | The Wichita Eagle
Foxy Roxy, a Labrador retriever at Flint Oak, fetches a pheasant. | The Wichita Eagle
Wounded veterans Bryan Price, seated, and Mike Hall wait for pheasants at Saturday's Kansas Salutes the Troops event. | The Wichita Eagle
Foxy Roxy, a Labrador retriever at Flint Oak, fetches a pheasant. | The Wichita Eagle
Mike Hall, left, and Bryan Price fire at a passing pheasant. | The Wichita Eagle
An orange safety vests lists some of the sponsors of the Kansas Salutes the Troops event. | The Wichita Eagle
Wounded veterans Mike Hall, left and Bryan Price move to another shooting station at Saturday's Kansas Salutes the Troops event. | The Wichita Eagle
Wounded veteran Bryan Price was on his first pheasant hunt and got several birds. | The Wichita Eagle
Bryan Price, a wounded veteran, maneuvers his wheel chair at Flint Oak. | The Wichita Eagle
Wounded veteran Bryan Price was on his first pheasant hunt and got several birds. | The Wichita Eagle
Bobby Connor, left, a sponsor for Saturday's Kansas Salutes the Troops event walks with wounded veterans Bryan Price and Mike Hall. | The Wichita Eagle
Wounded veterans, and two of their children, pose for a photo during a break in their pheasant hunt. | The Wichita Eagle
Bobby Connor, left, a sponsor for Saturday's Kansas Salutes the Troops event talks with wounded veterans Bryan Price, center, and Mike Hall. | The Wichita Eagle
A hunter descends between giant rocks as he walks towards his next shooting station at Flint Oak. | The Wichita Eagle
Wounded veteran Bryan Price waits for pheasants to fly within range. | The Wichita Eagle
Wounded veterans Bryan Price, left, and Alan Norton, talk during a break at their Kansas Salutes the Troops pheasant hunt on Saturday. | The Wichita Eagle
Dogs wait to spread out and fetch shot pheasants. | The Wichita Eagle
Wounded veterans Bryan Price, left, Mike Hall and Marcus Dancy talk about their pheasant hunt at Saturday's Kansas Salutes the Troops event at Flint Oak. | The Wichita Eagle
Flint Oak manager Jeff Oakes, standing, gives a safety talk before Saturday morning's pheasant hunt at the Kansas Supports the Troops event. | The Wichita Eagle
Vans wait to take wounded veterans and sponsors afield at Saturday's Kansas Salutes the Troops event at Flint Oak. | The Wichita Eagle
Wounded veteran Bryan Price, left, looks at a pheasant he shot, with Flint Oak manager Jeff Oakes. | The Wichita Eagle
Flint Oak, a 5,000 acre shooting facility in Elk County, was the site of this weekend's Kansas Salutes the Troops event. | The Wichita Eagle
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