NewsJune 22, 2018

Residents of the Missouri Veterans Home fish with family, friends and staff members at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.

Bobby Pierce, a Marine Corps veteran, casts his fishing line as Fred Seabaugh, an Army veteran, watches while fishing with residents of the Missouri Veterans Home at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Bobby Pierce, a Marine Corps veteran, casts his fishing line as Fred Seabaugh, an Army veteran, watches while fishing with residents of the Missouri Veterans Home at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Tackle boxes sit on the ground at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Tackle boxes sit on the ground at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
James Norman Walker, an Army veteran, fishes with other residents from the Missouri Veterans Home at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
James Norman Walker, an Army veteran, fishes with other residents from the Missouri Veterans Home at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Ava Ragan, 12, holds worms and dirt in her hand in between baiting hooks for residents of the Missouri Veterans Home at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Ava Ragan, 12, holds worms and dirt in her hand in between baiting hooks for residents of the Missouri Veterans Home at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Residents of the Missouri Veterans Home fish with friends, family and staff members at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Residents of the Missouri Veterans Home fish with friends, family and staff members at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Residents of the Missouri Veterans Home fish with family, friends and staff members at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Residents of the Missouri Veterans Home fish with family, friends and staff members at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Robert Duckworth fishes with other residents of the Missouri Veterans Home at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Robert Duckworth fishes with other residents of the Missouri Veterans Home at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Kayden Barry, 11, of Girl Scout Troop 71111, baits a hook with chicken liver at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Kayden Barry, 11, of Girl Scout Troop 71111, baits a hook with chicken liver at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Mark Crowl, an Army veteran, fishes with other residents of the Missouri Veterans Home at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Mark Crowl, an Army veteran, fishes with other residents of the Missouri Veterans Home at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Residents of the Missouri Veterans Home fish at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Residents of the Missouri Veterans Home fish at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Martin Reinbott, 97, an Army veteran, takes a break from fishing with other residents of the Missouri Veterans Home at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Martin Reinbott, 97, an Army veteran, takes a break from fishing with other residents of the Missouri Veterans Home at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Martin Reinbott, 97, an Army veteran, takes a break from fishing with other residents of the Missouri Veterans Home at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
Martin Reinbott, 97, an Army veteran, takes a break from fishing with other residents of the Missouri Veterans Home at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.
From left, Kayden Barry, 11, Ashley Stevens, Sara Niendorf, 11, Ava Ragan, 12, Becky Speight, Gwenyth Speight, 11, and Layla Sanders, 11, of Girl Scout Troop 71111 pause from baiting hooks to pose for a photo at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau. The VFW sponsors the troop.
From left, Kayden Barry, 11, Ashley Stevens, Sara Niendorf, 11, Ava Ragan, 12, Becky Speight, Gwenyth Speight, 11, and Layla Sanders, 11, of Girl Scout Troop 71111 pause from baiting hooks to pose for a photo at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau. The VFW sponsors the troop.
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Residents of the Missouri Veterans Home fish with family, friends and staff members at VFW Lakes Friday, June 22, 2018 in Cape Girardeau.

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