Keith Mathews of Boats for Heroes lets Collin Rzepa, 5, pilot his 31-foot aluminum fishing boat during a 2016 outing on Lake Pend Oreille.
July 5, 2026
Stories this photo appears in:
July 5, 2026 1:06 a.m.
Lucky to fish again
‘If it wasn’t for them, I’d be dead. They acted well, and their training paid off’
It was a dream come true when Jason Rzepa went fishing with his son, Collin. On July 22, 2016, the former Army National Guard staff sergeant and his boy, then 5, were guests of Boats for Heroes on that perfect day on Lake Pend Oreille.