DUCK COMMANDER: Willie Robertson visit the Isles for men's retreat

Feb. 10—Willie Robertson walked onto the stage Thursday to the sound of dozens of duck calls at Iron Man, an annual three-day men's retreat held at Community Church on St. Simons Island.

While the setting might have had all the trappings of a speaking appearance — large auditorium space, stage, advanced lighting and sound system, etc. — the engagement had a distinctly South Georgia flair. Half the heads or more were adorned with ball caps or trucker hats and just as many wore camouflage clothes.

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