Fueled by Defiance
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I knew the military wouldn’t be a cake walk. I was too clever to allow a recruiter to sit me down and tell me what job I wanted, so I spent time reflecting and remembered what I loved the most.
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Do I go?
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An old veteran told me the military’s only a fraction of your life. The same can be said for childhood. It’s a tiny fraction of your life and their lives. When it’s gone, it’s gone.
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I got my DD-214 on Veterans Day.
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I don’t view my DD-214 as a ticket out because I didn’t really want to go.
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Gyms, pools, levees and calculators
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I had three weeks until the next group “classed up”. I replaced the levee, gym, and pool with a calculator, pencil, and a friend who was willing to spend time with me repetitively calculating left and reached surface times until I got it right.
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Ice cream Sandwiches and Really Sad Canadians
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I was in New Orleans not too long ago. My best friend and I had just left a wedding and dec...
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Screwdrivers, Bilges and Big Macs
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I had no safety line attached, no knife and n one else but an extremely overweight out of shape older man as a safety swimmer. But when your 10 years old none of that matters.
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Monster Inside My Brain
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I never thought a routine dive would lead to the discovery of a potentially fatal condition.
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CAM CAM CAMBODIA
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it was understood that this guy was never taught to use the Valsalva maneuver. We knew then that we had work to do.
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Vets on a Mission
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I never realized the power of a community effort until organizing something that brings so many like minded people together!
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Our Relaunch
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During our first year, we have learned a lot about the ins and outs of running an online company....
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The Creation of 15 Fathoms
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While on deployment in the Middle East and all around Southeast Asia, I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with divers from all over the globe.
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