WOT 94: Veterans, Healing and Community with Will Cannon from The Iron Freedom Foundation. Part 2

In this episode we Wadeoutthere for Part 2 of our discussion with Will Cannon from Midland Texas. 

Part 2 picks up with Will sharing a story about the value of including spouses in veterans fly fishing journeys.  We also discuss the Devil’s River in Texas, and Will shares some both emotional and humorous stories from his journey with IFF.

If you missed Part 1 of our conversation, Will Cannon picked up a fly rod when he was eight years old and fished his home waters in Texas until he turned 17 and joined the Army as a scout. 

After leaving the profession of arms, Will found himself struggling with PTSD and battling cancer.  At his lowest point he returned to fly fishing and found relief.

Determined to share the powerful healing he experienced through fly fishing with other struggling veterans, Will started the non-profit organization, The Iron Freedom Foundation (IFF). 

You can find out more about The Iron Freedom Foundation at their website here:

The Iron Freedom Foundation

If you want to see and feel the powerful healing that IFF is enabling watch some of their latest films documenting the journey donated by volunteers:

Iron Freedom Foundation Latest Films

For more information on some of the healing properties of water read these books:

The Nature Fix by Florence Williams
Deep by James Nestor
Blue Mind by Wallace J. Nichols

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https://wadeoutthere.com/

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