All About
Fishing With Warriors

Al Lizotte grew up in the Worcester, MA, area and graduated from Doherty High School. His educational background is in architecture, engineering and solar engineering. In 1988, Al founded a design and construction company specializing in high-end kitchen and bathroom renovation projects and home additions. Westborough Design Center, Inc., has become a family-run business and is a $4 million leading renovation firm in Central Massachusetts. Al holds a Massachusetts builders license, an MA Home Improvement Contractor’s license, and an MA Lead Abatement License.

For 12 years, Al owned and operated Adventures, Ltd, a hunting and fishing organization covering trips to British Columbia and Northern Canada, South Africa, Scotland, Montana, New Mexico, and Idaho. For some time now, Al has wanted to find a way to honor those who have served our country, and he wanted to do this by sharing his passion for trophy fishing. Al established Fishing With Warriors in 2016, a non-profit organization that sends Veterans on fishing trips to Costa Rica, Alaska, Cabos San Lucas, Belize, and Venice, Louisiana.

Al has been married to his wife, Judy, for 53 years. They have four children and six grandchildren. Al enjoys spending time in Florida during the cold Northeast winter months. He holds a pilot’s license and loves hunting, fishing, playing golf, and spending time with his grandchildren. Al was a sergeant in the Army National Guard 181st Combat Engineers from 1966 to 1972. Al’s been to Fairways for Freedom trip twice, having participated in the 2017 Northwest Ireland trip.

CEO — PLG Enterprises, Inc. Network Support and System Sales Company

38 Years Family Owned and Operated

CTO—Communications & Media Director: Fishing With Warriors, Inc. 2015

Dates of Service: 1968‐1970

Rank : Specialist E‐4, U.S. ARMY

7th ARMY Command Band ‐ Entertained Troops in areas that were too dangerous for the USO in Southeast ASIA

CBN (Chemical, Biological & Nuclear) NCO for Unit

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Paul was drafted into the US ARMY in 1968 and attended Basic Training in Fort Gordon, GA. Once Basic was completed, Paul attended AIT and then Sniper Training. He joined the FT Gordon Base Band and served there until 1969, when he was assigned to the 7th ARMY Command Band based in Ft Shafter Oahu, Hawaii. They were deployed to Vietnam and Thailand several times from 1969 to 1970. The band was deployed to places that were too dangerous for the USO. While deployed, he was responsible for maintaining perimeter security for the unit.

He was assigned to be the CBR NCO at Ft. Shafter, Hawaii, and had to maintain inventory and safety equipment.

Once he separated from the ARMY, he attended CCNY, New York Institute of Technology, NYU, Bentley College, North Eastern University, and Harvard. He attained an Electrical Engineering Degree, a Mechanical Engineering Degree, a Software Engineering Degree, and advanced Studies at Harvard. He taught Graduate Software Engineering courses at Harvard and State of the Art at Northern.

He has run an IT Support Business in Westborough for the past 38 years after working in the computer business since 1966.

Paul was married to his wife for 50 years until he lost her in 2018; they have 2 sons, and 2 grandsons.

Dedicated to the Men and Women of the Armed Forces.

Rank: First Sergeant, US Army (Retired)

Dates of Service: 1988‐2009 (Active Duty)

Combat Medic

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Deployments: Desert Storm, OEF, OIF

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Member:

10^th Mountain Division Association,

Veterans of Foreign Wars,

American Legion

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Dan Darroch is a Veteran of the U.S. Army, where he served as a Combat Medic. He retired after 21 years of active duty as First Sergeant from the 10th Mountain Division Light Infantry at Ft. Drum, NY. Dan has participated in multiple combat tours, including Afghanistan (OEF), Iraq (OIF), and Desert Storm. He received the Bronze Star for his actions in Afghanistan.

He works in Research & Development at the VA Hospital in Boston, MA. Dan has a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services and a Master’s in Management. Dan resides in Massachusetts with his wife, Yasmin, a schoolteacher. He has two daughters, Doria, who attends college in Rochester, NY, and Mia, who attends UMass Amherst.

Dedicated to the Men and Women of the Armed Forces

Kevin Served as an 11C Mortarman and 11Z Senior Infantry Sergeant in the U.S. Army from 1993 until medically retired as a Master Sergeant in 2009 after being wounded in Afghanistan in 2007.

He served in HHC and Dco 3-5 Cav, Germany for three years, where he deployed to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Operation Joint Endeavor Bosnia, three years in HHC 5-20 Infantry, Fort Lewis, Washington with a deployment to Thailand for Operation Cobra Gold, three years as a recruiter in the Des Moines Recruiting Battalion with duty in Dubuque, Iowa as an on-production recruiter.

His last seven years were with B Co and HHC 3-325 Airborne Infantry Regiment and HHC 2-508 Parachute Infantry Regiment with deployments to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 1/2, Operation Iraqi Freedom 2/3 and deployment to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom 7.

His awards include the Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Iraqi Service Medal, Afghanistan Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Airborne Badge, Ranger Tab, Jump Master, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Gold Recruiter Badge with 3 Sapphire Stars, and is a Sgt Audie Murphy Club Inductee.

Joined the military in 1980, boot camp - AIT – Jump School – Special Forces training. I graduated from Special Forces training as an 18E special operations communications operator. Deployed to Europe multiple times during operation Flint Lock. I spent time in Norway doing winter warfare training. When the Cold War ended, I was deployed to South America, doing multiple deployments to Suriname, Bolivia, and Ecuador, training with local military and police units. I deployed to Afghanistan in 2002 as part of Enduring Freedom. I retired in 2003 after 23 years with the 11th and 20th Special Forces as a Master Sergeant.

I spent the next 20 years running the collision center for Tulley Automotive Group in Nashua, NH. I assisted Tulley Collision in becoming certified with BMW, GM, Ford, and Mazda. Today, Tulley is a state-of-the-art collision center specializing in premium auto collision repair. I retired from Tulley in June 2024.

Married to my wife Jeanne for 34 years, she also is a military veteran doing 20 years and retiring as a Captain. I have a son, Evan, who is in IT and lives in NH, and a daughter, Erica, who graduated from Mass Maritime Academy and has worked as a firefighter and is in the military, also working with Massachusetts CBRN. She is married to Pat, who is also in the military and lives in the Netherlands.

After retirement, we sold our house in Hudson, NH, and moved to Florida.

I enjoy golfing, fishing, boating off-road, BMW motorcycling, and the outdoors, as well as my family.

My wife and I enjoy volunteering with the VFW and American Legion and working with veteran organizations to help make all veteran's life better.

I am Ashley Liptak, I’m 38 years old and currently live in Chesapeake, Virginia. I was born and raised in Lawrenceville, Georgia. I lived there until 18, when I joined the US Army. I enlisted in August of 2003 as a Medic. After completing my Basic training and AIT, I was given orders to Fort Drum, NY, as my duty station. I was assigned to Charlie Company, 710 BSB, 3rd Brigade there. In March 2006, my Brigade was deployed to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom. During my fifteen-month deployment, I supported my company and various other units as their medic during combat operations. My unit was redeployed to Fort Drum, New York, in June 2007. I remained on Active Duty until January 2009. I transitioned into my Reserve unit, 339th CSH in Pittsburgh, PA. I stayed with my Reserve unit until April of 2010 and completed my time in the service.

Regarding my personal life, I am a mother of two. I have a 14-year-old son and a 10-year-old daughter. I have primarily stayed home with my children and raised them. This has included homeschooling them up until this current school year. My family travels extensively throughout the year. This is due to my son’s travel schedule with his hockey teams. This past fall, I decided to pursue finishing my degree in Occupational Therapy. I have attended college over the years but have never done so consistently. I hope to be able to complete my Master’s in Occupational Therapy finally.

Divisional Sales VP (Fortune 500 Company)

Chief Financial Officer: Fishing With Warriors, Inc. 2015

Rank: Major, US ARMY

Dates of Service: 1966‐1982 (Active & Reserves)

US Army Special Forces (Abn)

XO SF Team A102, Vietnam (68-69), Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star (V), Purple Heart

Member: Special Forces Association, Military Order Purple Heart,

Disabled American Veterans, Combat Infantrymen's Association,

Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion

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Dedicated to the Men and Women of the Armed Forces.