Survivor Dave
06-23-2009, 00:25
In the last couple of weeks, my good friend and fellow hiker Steve "Buckowens" Owens has been deployed to Afghanistan for yet another round of defending our country.
I met Steve when I was looking for someone to transcribe my TJ for last years hike and re-supply my gear as well.
I e-mailed him and he was totally stoked and more than willing to take on this task.
Steve just sent me an e-mail from abroad telling me of rocket fire and casualties in the last few days. I cannot imagine going through that and still having great spirits to go hike.
I would ask that the folks here at WB drop him an e-mail to show that we care for him and all the soldiers. His e-mail address is [email protected]. Please enter "From a Hiking Friend at WB" in the subject line so he won't think it's spam. Thanks.
Steve is a CW5 in the US ARMY and flies the B-20 aircraft here in the States, and is a former Blackhawk pilot as well. He also was a West Virginia State Trooper.
He said to me that he hopes to be back so he can make entries in my Journal and help me to fulfill my goal of hiking the AT. I have never met a more selfless individual in my life. With all that's going on, he still has time to think of others first.
I have listed his Trail Journal link if you wish to know more about him, his family, and his love for hiking the AT. He has been as far as I to Fontana Dam and look forward to eventually hiking with him.
Hopefully Steve will be back in the States very soon.
http://trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=183265
A couple of pics.
http://www.trailplace.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Bad_Ass_Steve.jpg
http://www.trailgallery.com/photos/5689/tj5689_062407_181117_231495.jpg
I met Steve when I was looking for someone to transcribe my TJ for last years hike and re-supply my gear as well.
I e-mailed him and he was totally stoked and more than willing to take on this task.
Steve just sent me an e-mail from abroad telling me of rocket fire and casualties in the last few days. I cannot imagine going through that and still having great spirits to go hike.
I would ask that the folks here at WB drop him an e-mail to show that we care for him and all the soldiers. His e-mail address is [email protected]. Please enter "From a Hiking Friend at WB" in the subject line so he won't think it's spam. Thanks.
Steve is a CW5 in the US ARMY and flies the B-20 aircraft here in the States, and is a former Blackhawk pilot as well. He also was a West Virginia State Trooper.
He said to me that he hopes to be back so he can make entries in my Journal and help me to fulfill my goal of hiking the AT. I have never met a more selfless individual in my life. With all that's going on, he still has time to think of others first.
I have listed his Trail Journal link if you wish to know more about him, his family, and his love for hiking the AT. He has been as far as I to Fontana Dam and look forward to eventually hiking with him.
Hopefully Steve will be back in the States very soon.
http://trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=183265
A couple of pics.
http://www.trailplace.com/photopost/data/500/medium/Bad_Ass_Steve.jpg
http://www.trailgallery.com/photos/5689/tj5689_062407_181117_231495.jpg