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Captain Dawn Halfaker was wounded by a RPG attack while serving as a Lt in Iraq with the Military Police. She was promoted to Captain prior to her discharge. Now, the owner of a Security consulting firm and graduate student at George Washington University, she joined the Dive Pirates to the Brac in 2008. Dawn…
Gregory Ebanks is our first student from our scuba destination, Cayman Brac. Gregory was one of the original dive masters on the Brac and lost a leg in a car accident. He thought his diving days were over but Dive Pirates came to the rescue in 2008. Gregory divides his time between Houston, TX and…
Major Dan Gade became an Open Water Diver in September 2006. He trained with his wife, Wendy. However, hehad to wait until after a stint in the White House liaising for veterans. Then, the birth of their twin boys held him up a bit. However, he got to take his first trip in 2009. An…
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.
Eric Alva is retired from serving in the US Marine Corps. The first day of the Iraq war, he lost a leg to a land mine. He has been recognized for his bravery by People Magazine and has raised more than $5000 for Dive Pirates. An avid, long distance runner, Eric also adds his college…