by Wendy Westbrook | Nov 10, 2015 | Amazing Stories, Challenge News, General Communications, Inspiration, Media, Video
Traversing a glacier is no small feat. Our team pushes themselves to accomplish the mission even though the river might be higher than expected, or the pain gets pretty bad. They all pushed through and made a difference for themselves and others.
by Wendy Westbrook | Oct 12, 2015 | Challenge News
A group of our injured Veterans returned from Ireland yesterday, even though I’m sure they wanted to stay longer! They participated in a PTS therapy/research study conducted by Veterans Yoga Project http://www.veteransyogaproject.org/ and sponsored by Waterville Golf...
by Wendy Westbrook | Jul 29, 2015 | Challenge News, In the News
FLORIDA KEYS — With military precision, divers Bobby Dove and Billy Costello zip-tied a staghorn coral fragment to a 3-inch nail driven into Heroes Reef last week in 25 feet of water south of Big Pine Key. Theirs was a team effort during Mote Marine Laboratory’s...
by Wendy Westbrook | Jul 28, 2015 | Challenge News, In the News
For 30 minutes Monday, a combat-wounded Green Beret went underwater near Looe Key to “forget about any pain from my injuries, and not worry about my prosthetics.” Retired U.S. Army Special Forces Staff Sgt. Bobby Dove of Destin joined a 50-diver team of...
by Wendy Westbrook | Jul 24, 2015 | Challenge News, In the News
Military vets who have lost one or more limbs in combat go around the world participating in challenging projects that have scientific components. They are in the Keys to help researchers engineer better prosthetic limbs for scuba divers. Stay tuned this week for The...
by Wendy Westbrook | Jul 23, 2015 | Challenge News, In the News
GULF OF MEXICO — Mote Marine Laboratory joined forces Monday with members of the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge and SCUBAnauts International in an underwater mission to restore Florida’s reef. More than 50 divers planted some 250 fragments of staghorn...
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