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GALLERY: Boats for Heroes

<p>Morning sunlight breaks through the clouds over Lake Pend Orielle as the Boats for Heroes 31-foot aluminum fishing boat makes its way to a fishing hole on July 22, 2016. Boats for Heroes, the non-profit founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews and his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.</p>

<p>Boats for Heroes co-founder and Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews lets Collin Rzepa, 5, take control of the 31-foot aluminum fishing boat the non-profit uses to take veterans on fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.</p>

<p>Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient Jason Rzepa sits on the back of the Boats for Heroes aluminum fishing boat while fishing for Kokanee salmon on July 22, 2016 on Lake Pend Orielle. Boats for Heroes, the non-profit founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews and his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.</p>

<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient Jason Rzepa and his 5-year-old son Collin reel in a Kokanee salmon together on Friday during a fishing trip put on by Boats for Heroes on Lake Pend Orielle. Boats for Heroes, founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews and his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.</p>

<p>Boats for Heroes co-founder and Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews drives the aluminum boat he takes veterans and their families out on for fishing trips. Boats for Heroes, is a non-profit which takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.</p>

<p>Collin Rzepa, son of Army National Guard veteran and Purple Heart recipient Jason Rzepa, checks out two Kokanee salmon in the holding tank of the Boats for Heroes boat on July 22, 2016 on Lake Pend Orielle. Boats for Heroes, the non-profit founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews and his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.</p>

<p>Ryan Rogers, an Idaho Army National Guard veteran who served in Iraq, looks out over Lake Pend Orielle during a fishing trip on Friday. Boats for Heroes, the non-profit founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews and his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho. </p>

<p>Army National Guard veteran Justin Coons, left, guides in a fishing line managed by Guard veteran Ryan Rogers as they bring in a Kokanee salmon during a Boats for Heroes fishing trip on July 22, 2016 on Lake Pend Orielle. Boats for Heroes, the non-profit founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews and his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.</p>

<p>JAKE PARRISH/Press Collin Rzepa, five, excitedly waits as his father Jason, right, and Ryan Rogers to reel in fish on Friday on Lake Pend Oreille while on a fishing trip put on by Boats for Heroes. Rzepa and Rogers served in Iraq together, where Rzepa lost his legs in an IED explosion that took the lives of two American soldiers.</p>

<p>Collin Rzepa wrangles in a Kokanee salmon as his father Jason, left, and Ryan Rogers help during a Boats for Heroes fishing trip on July 22, 2016 on Lake Pend Orielle. Boats for Heroes, the non-profit founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews and his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho. </p>

<p>Collin Rzepa helps his father Jason reel in a Kokanee salmon on Friday on Lake Pend Orielle. Boats for Heroes, the non-profit founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathewsand his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their familes out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho. </p>

<p>Army National Guard veteran Ryan Rogers, who served in Iraq, carefully watches his fishing line as he lets it out into Lake Pend Orielle during a Boats for Heroes fishing trip on Friday.</p>

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| July 25, 2016 9:45 AM

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&lt;p&gt;Boats for Heroes co-founder and Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews lets Collin Rzepa, 5, take control of the 31-foot aluminum fishing boat the non-profit uses to take veterans on fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient Jason Rzepa sits on the back of the Boats for Heroes aluminum fishing boat while fishing for Kokanee salmon on July 22, 2016 on Lake Pend Orielle. Boats for Heroes, the non-profit founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews and his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;JAKE PARRISH/Press Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient Jason Rzepa and his 5-year-old son Collin reel in a Kokanee salmon together on Friday during a fishing trip put on by Boats for Heroes on Lake Pend Orielle. Boats for Heroes, founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews and his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Boats for Heroes co-founder and Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews drives the aluminum boat he takes veterans and their families out on for fishing trips. Boats for Heroes, is a non-profit which takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Collin Rzepa, son of Army National Guard veteran and Purple Heart recipient Jason Rzepa, checks out two Kokanee salmon in the holding tank of the Boats for Heroes boat on July 22, 2016 on Lake Pend Orielle. Boats for Heroes, the non-profit founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews and his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Ryan Rogers, an Idaho Army National Guard veteran who served in Iraq, looks out over Lake Pend Orielle during a fishing trip on Friday.&#160;Boats for Heroes, the non-profit founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews and his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Army National Guard veteran Justin Coons, left, guides in a fishing line managed by Guard veteran Ryan Rogers as they bring in a Kokanee salmon during a Boats for Heroes fishing trip on July 22, 2016 on Lake Pend Orielle. Boats for Heroes, the non-profit founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews and his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;JAKE PARRISH/Press Collin Rzepa, five, excitedly waits as his father Jason, right, and Ryan Rogers to reel in fish on Friday on Lake Pend Oreille while on a fishing trip put on by Boats for Heroes. Rzepa and Rogers served in Iraq together, where Rzepa lost his legs in an IED explosion that took the lives of two American soldiers.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Collin Rzepa wrangles in a Kokanee salmon as his father Jason, left, and Ryan Rogers help during a Boats for Heroes fishing trip on July 22, 2016 on Lake Pend Orielle.&#160;Boats for Heroes, the non-profit founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathews and his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their families out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Collin Rzepa helps his father Jason reel in a Kokanee salmon on Friday on Lake Pend Orielle.&#160;Boats for Heroes, the non-profit founded by Vietnam veteran Keith Mathewsand his wife Cathy, takes veterans and their familes out on free fishing trips in Washington and Idaho.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Army National Guard veteran Ryan Rogers, who served in Iraq, carefully watches his fishing line as he lets it out into Lake Pend Orielle during a Boats for Heroes fishing trip on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;