Larry O’Daniel Major Larry O’Daniel has served in the Navy during the Vietnam War era. More recently he served as a Military Policeman in the US Army. While in Iraq, a cancerous tumor required the removal of his leg. The surgery has not deterred Larry from motorcycling or diving as he finished his certification in…
Retired Airman Scott Palomino, hit by mortar fire in Iraq, lost one of his legs. However, Scott remains very active and pursues his college degree. He took immediately to diving and finished his certification in the Caymans in the Spring of 2005.
Wounded from a mortar round in Iraq, Sergeant Shawn Monroe, an Army MP, lost one of his legs. His wife Kristi will be his adaptive buddy. They finished their certifications in the Caymans in the Spring of 2005.
Corporal Doug Moneymaker, ‘Ole 1 Leg Doug’, is a Dive Pirate and an Iraqi war veteran. He is a native of West Texas, where he hopes to return and finish college. He attended the first ever Dive Pirates Trip to Cayman Brac in April of 2005.
Bill Duff Bill, certified in the Fall of 2005, is the father of Adaptive Buddy Chad Burgess. Together, they took their first trip in Cozumel. Bill works in aviation fuel marketing for ExxonMobil. An athlete all his life, Bill is a wheelchair basketball coach for disabled youth in Houston.