Fishing a quiet respite for vets

First aid, surgery and physical therapy helped Erik Goodge survive and recover from the physical wounds he suffered as a Marine in Afghanistan.

Swishing slow, looping patterns in the sky with a fly rod and line, casting feathered lures onto Montana trout streams has helped him and other wounded veterans heal some of their invisible scars, he says.

Goodge, 23, has been sharing his experience with film festival audiences in “Not Yet Begun to Fight,” a documentary by directors Shasta Grenier and Sabrina Lee that premiered in March at the Atlanta Film Festival.

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