Top left: A Wall Street Journal photo shows Larry Mace at his son’s grave. Bottom left: Stephan Mace in Afghanistan. Top middle: Kyle Cone with his wife and daughter. Top right: Capt. Joel Stewart releasing a bonefish in Diego Garcia.
October 30, 2024
By Ross Purnell
This article originally appeared in the Riffles and Runs column of February-March 2024 issue of Fly Fisherman.
I started writing this column on Veterans Day 2023 . . . the same day I received a letter to the editor from Larry Mace of Wardensville, West Virginia.
Larry shared a passion for the outdoors with his son Stephan Mace, and together they fished the alpine Chicago Lakes while the younger Mace was stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado. Larry lost his son a few months later. Stephan was one of the eight American soldiers killed in the Battle of Kamdesh in Afghanistan. Most people are familiar with this event due to the many medals that were awarded, media...
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