Dive Pirates head to Key Largo to Help others Unleash their Inner Pirate Sharing Adaptive Scuba Diving with 7 New Recipients, Foundation Invites You to Come Along Celebrating its 18th year of providing adaptive scuba diving to injured military, first responders and others who have lost some of their mobility, the Dive Pirates Foundation introduces…
Retired United States Marine Corps Jim Roos found the Dive Pirates through the Denver Divers chapter and couldn’t wait to get certified after a Try Scuba session. His wife and dive buddy Joanne is a PADI certified diver and has helped Jim get into diving. A strong swimmer all his life and with a love…
Jared Davis of Springville, Tennessee was 20 years old at the time of his injury. While asleep in the back seat of a car, the driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed the vehicle. The wreck blew out Jared’s C-4 and C-5, paralyzing him from the neck down and confining him to a wheelchair.…
Retired Sgt. Derrick McMillon, US Army Sergeant First Class Derrick McMillon is a man who doesn’t like to be slowed down. A former Army Ranger and proud veteran, Derrick has adapted to his injuries well and stays as active as possible. Now, Derrick is taking on a new challenge; scuba diving with the Dive Pirates.…
Former Sgt. Kamron Lopez, USMC Kamron of Las Vegas, Nevada joined the Marine Corps after High School, the sixth member of his family to join the Armed Forces. He wanted to see new places and people and experience combat while defending his nation. During his service, he was stationed in Japan, the Middle East, Africa, and…
Scott Wilson Scott comes from a military family, and after he graduated from high school his plan was to work a year or two in the oilfield to get some money behind them and then join the marines. He had all of his paperwork in and was three weeks from leaving to begin his military career when…
Shake off the cold by planning your 2020 Adventure with Dive Pirates’ 16th Annual Trip We invite divers, non-divers, families, and friends to take in this 16th annual trip. A trip that celebrates the human spirit. The Dive Pirates Foundation eagerly releases this year’s 16th annual trip taking people with disabilities scuba diving…
Allison Nicola For Allison Nicola 16 years ago, life was very different. She lived life on the edge, taking to the slopes at any opportunity. She was age 15 when the accident happened; going too fast over a 40-foot jump in a snowboarding competition, she shattered her ninth and tenth thoracic vertebrae. Now, paralyzed from…
Former Senior Airman Robin Davis, USAF As far back as she can remember, Robin always dreamed of being a fighter pilot. So, she made up her mind she was going to join the Air Force, even though it was not a position held by women. Her plans changed when she had a son at an…
Former Lance Corporal Benjamin Hetrick, USMC Ben’s life changed forever when he was in a motorcycle accident in 2012. The crash caused a complete break of his spinal cord at the T-12 vertebra, paralyzing him completely from the waist down. His ordeal reminds us of the dangers faced on the road daily. However, Ben has…