Charter for Veterans, Inc.

Camaraderie & fishing on the Chesapeake Bay serving #WoundedVeterans. Hundreds served. Thousands of fish. Countless Smiles. Est. 2008. USMC Vet owned/operated.

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Another great event this weekend!

[Remember The Fallen @44MagnumBlue1]

Forever 18

[Maryland DNR @MarylandDNR]

The total population of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay has grown in the past year, and so did the population of juvenile blue crabs. Maryland DNR today announced the results of the Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Winter Dredge Survey, a cooperative effort between DNR and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.

The survey estimated a total of 349 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay in 2026, a 46% increase over the estimate of 238 million crabs last year. Scientists also estimated 228 million juvenile blue crabs, an increase of 121% from last year. This above-average abundance is a promising result to fisheries biologists, after what had previously been six consecutive years of below-average juvenile recruitment. The total abundance and juvenile abundance were at the highest levels since 2019.

Read more about the results of the survey here: https://t.co/fQDb2ppGUG

[J&L Historical @Jason_R_Burt]

In 1942, 50 year old Pvt. Paul Douglas performs a rifle inspection with his drill instructor while training at Parris Island. 🪖

He was the oldest recruit in the history of Parris Island & went on to receive the purple heart with the 1st Marine Division & become a US senator. 🇺🇸

[ustonymc @ustonymc]

Brady Gustafson
1987-present
USMC

In 2008 he manned a M240B in his vehicle while patrolling in Afghanistan and was ambushed. A Taliban RGP exploded inside his vehicle taking off his leg. His buddy applied a tunicate and he resumed firing 600 more rounds saving the column from destruction. Only then he received medical attention.

He represents a fourth-generation military family. He received his Navy Cross in front of his parents, older brother, both sets of grandparents and his pastor.

American Leatherneck Hero.

[Charter for Veterans, Inc. @Charter4Vets]

There’s still time to make our New Years Card list. Just drop donation on our website and 100% of your support will got to an outing in 2026!

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Finished the day with a great catch of rockfish while serving guests from Walter Reed National Medical Center.

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Last event of the season!

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Great news on the donor front for us, another nice size gift this week has helped us to be all set for next weeks outing!

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Happy Thanksgiving. We are grateful for our recent donors. Their support gets those injured in the line of duty out of the hospital fishing with us. Our hearts go out to those attacked yesterday and pray for them and their families.

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Let's go! One more outing in the works for early December. Thank you to all of our donors. For those wanting to help make this event even better: https://t.co/X5tyYYHnAv

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Heading out and already got fish on!

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@SemperFiFund @WeDealinHope @pxg Big fan of Semper Fi & America’s Fund. On our outings many guests have spoken about how well this organization has helped them. From putting up caregivers and beyond to help critically wounded, ill and injured. Thank you all for your great service.

[Charter for Veterans, Inc. @Charter4Vets]

Want to get wounded/injured and ill veterans out of the hospital for a day? We commit every donor $ to an outing. Every $. Our promise to you as a donor. All other company expenses are paid for by my team.

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Another awesome day on Chesapeake next to the famous Calvert Cliffs with a great group from Walter Reed National Medical Center. Thank you to all of our donors for making this event happen!

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Finds the birds, catch the fish. Another great outing earlier this month and a bigger one planned next week. Thank you to all of our donors.

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Almost time for another big event on the Chesapeake Bay!

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Crab Boat Fisherman on the Chesapeake Bay has an alarming discovery

“We're starting to see dead crab. Look at all this beautiful nice crabs. Dead. — Dead crabs, dead crabs, dead crabs”

“5 sewage treatment plants put hundreds of millions of gallons of wastewater into the bay every single day. This wastewater is full of nitrogen and phosphorus which causes algae blooms. When the algae dies, bacteria consumes the algae and also the oxygen in the water.

We get these huge dead zones in the bay. This year we had it all the way into five foot of water. It's killing crabs, it's killing fish, it wipes out the bottom. Oysters, clams, mussels, anything that can't run away and hide is killed because there's zero oxygen in the water.”

“When are we gonna do something about this?”