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Fishing Tournament in Whaling Village Ball under a 40’ by 80’ tent on the Wharf on the Friday night preceding the tournament. Starting at 6 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres followed by a grilled fish dinner, cocktails and dancing. The cost is $100 with the proceeds again going to the Wounded Warrior Project and Building homes for Heroes. Organizer Rich Flood personally promises that all the funds collected will go to the vets who have come back from war, in need of empowerment, encouragement along with added medical support. The Wounded Warriors Project is perhaps the best organization of its kind in the nation—both Presidents Obama and George W. Bush agree on that. Flood, the President of the Jordan Haerter Fishing Tournament Inc., is hoping
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By T.J. Clemente The video was short but powerful. On April 22, 2008 in Ramadi, Iraq, a truck loaded with explosives driven by a suicide bomber speeds toward a checkpoint. Two solders come out of the guardhouse and fire into the cab of the truck. It swerves. The video stops abruptly, due to the explosion of the truck never reaching the barracks where hundreds of men were sleeping, resting and waiting out a war. The two brave soldiers from the guardhouse are blown up by their heroic actions. Thank you United States Marine Lance Corporal Jordan Haerter, the son of Joann Lyles and Christian Haerter, thank you for doing your job, sacrificing your life to save so many others. The other brave soul killed with 19-year-old Haerter was United States Marine Lance Corporal Jonathan T. Yale. The second celebration of the life of Sag Harbor hero Jordon Haerter will be held September 18, the Second Annual Jordan Haerter Fishing Tournament, with all proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project. This year a new twist will be a Fisherman’s
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the Friday Fisherman’s Ball will become the local Sag Harbor celebration along the lines of the Bay Street Gala to support the arts. He said all that is being done could not be accomplished without the generous efforts of Doug Herrmann, Maryann Steffens and Barbara Herrmann. And then there’s the fishing tournament, starting the next morning at 4 a.m. and going until 2 p.m. Entry fee is $50 for adults; $10 for juniors under 16. The fishing boundaries are huge, from the Shinnecock Inlet all the way out to Montauk Point; that includes the Atlantic Ocean, Block Island Sound, Gardiner’s Bay, North Sea, Peconic Bay and all the beautiful coves and beaches—too many to name. There is also a free snapper derby off the pier for young anglers, under 10 years old. A highlight last year was the weigh-in under the tent set up for the fishing party when the cash prizes and trophies where awarded to the heaviest bluefish and striped bass winners in both the Junior and Adults categories. The fishing party last year was memorable and, in fact, raised over $18,000. The Party is free, with donations appreciated, and is open to the general public not just tournament members who of course will be there to celebrate their catches. It starts at 11 a.m. on the wharf and ends around 5 p.m. There will be music, vendors, refreshments, auctions, a silent auction and raffles along with the final tournament awards. Music throughout the two days will be provided by popular band, Second Shift. Many believe there is no better way for the town to celebrate the life and sacrifice of Jordan Haerter, who fished the very waters with his dad Christian Haerter. Concerning the Fisherman’s Ball Rich Flood said, “I am sort of hoping the atmosphere will be like a wedding, with dancing, and families coming together.” As I wrote this down I couldn’t help thinking of how Jordon Haerter himself would have loved to have the opportunity to participate in an event like this for a cause like the Wounded Warrior Project. It was because of his special character that the entire community rose as one to welcome him home, to stop whatever it was that they were doing to stand, salute and pay homage to one of their own who died while doing his job, keeping Americans safe both in Ramadi and across this great land. Haerter’s spirit is to be celebrated while his memory is to be cherished. The bridge named in his honor will stand forever as a sentinel to all celebrations on the historic wharf from here forward. For more information call 631 774-7642 or visit the website buildinghomesforheroes.com. Checks and donations can be mailed to Jordan Haerter Fish Tournament, 16 Hawthorne Ave, Sag Harbor, New York, 11963.