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I think diving can be a catalyst

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for a number of challenges of high

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schools that they encounter in their

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life . That is the belief of john

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Thompson . He is the founder and

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president of soldiers undertaking

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disabled scuba or suds . This

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organization helps wounded warriors

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become physically and mentally strong .

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I was going through a period of time

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where I wasn't leaving my room , I

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didn't want to do anything . So they

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got me in touch with them and I went

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into pool with him three times and here

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I am when I was down underwater all day

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today and the last thing I was thinking

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about these problems , I wasn't

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thinking , Hey , I'm 40 years old and

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20 years , who knows , I'm gonna be in

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a wheelchair the rest of my life , it's

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relaxing . Just sit there and float or

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like I had a blast today going down

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just skimming along the sand and you

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know , looking at hermit crabs running

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around your way and everything . I just ,

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it's very peaceful . There's nobody

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down there bobbing in . The only people ,

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there are all these other soldiers that

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are going through the same thing .

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Seven wounded service members came down

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to Guantanamo Bay cuba to earn their

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scuba diving qualification for became

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open water qualified to earn their

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advanced open water qualification and

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one became an emergency diver man .

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Trust me , some other guys how to read

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that are working for the dive master

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that want to become dive masters

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instructors and then go back to the

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hospital and teach for the programs .

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So it's not a one time , as long as

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we're in existence will keep working

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with these guys for these men going out

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and being active is important while

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recovering . So just try everything you

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can and and be thankful that there's

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people out here that like the such

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program to be here for you to help you

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out . People want to see us get

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better and they set up these trips .

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Well , they're going to go through a

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grieving process , you know , when they

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get in there and we'll probably end up

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for a little while before there ,

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you're able to do something reporting

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from Guantanamo Bay cuba . I'm Army

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sergeant , Danny white .