Shane Hultine

Shane Hultine headshot 2019 DiVentures Omaha student[dt_gap height="10" /] Shane Hultine Shane was born in rural Illinois and attended local community college before moving up to Northern Illinois University. He acquired a B.S. in Industrial Engineering Technologies and Management. He then moved to Aurora, Illinois to work as an assistant manager at a local production facility. Things were on the right [...]

Ryan Lambert

Ryan Lamber headshot 2019 recipient[dt_gap height="10" /] Ryan Lambert of Waco, Texas was on the fast-track to athletic success. An accomplished high school football player, Ryan Lambert had been negotiating with a number of colleges about signing on to play. However, nothing could prepare Ryan or his family for the tragedy that occurred in his junior year. He had [...]

Steve Holbert

Dive Pirate recipient 2018Steve Holbert Retired Corporal Steve Holbert, US Marines, joined the Marines right out of high school at age 17. He spent four years serving his country as an avionics technician. He then left the marines and continued the same occupation as a civilian. All the while pursuing his dream of becoming a pilot. Eventually working his [...]

Retired Major Waheed “Wu” Khan, USMC

Major Wu Waheed Wu Khan in uniform[dt_gap height="10" /] Retired Major Waheed "Wu" Khan, USMC [dt_gap height="10" /] Retired Major Waheed was born in England and served in the US Marine Corps for 24 years with multiple commands and deployments, including the first Gulf War, Somalia, Kosovo, Colombia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. His American counterparts took his initials W.U. Khan from the [...]

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith Adaptive Diving HoustonKevin Smith [dt_gap height="10" /] Kevin Smith heard about the Dive Pirates during his rehab at TIRR. After a motorcycle accident caused a complete spinal cord injury resulting in paraplegia. With a background in diving before his accident. Kevin signed up for a Try-Dive event with the Dive Pirates at Seanic Ocean Systems; an engineering company in Katy, [...]

Lawton O’Brien

Lawton O'Brien Adaptive Diver, Hernando, MS

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Seth Wade

Seth WadeRetired Petty Officer 2nd Class Seth Wade, US Navy  Seth Wade served as a mechanic in the US Navy, deploying twice on the USS Enterprise. His service took him to Sicily, where a car accident caused an incomplete spinal cord injury, along breaking four ribs and his jaw. 15-inch rods stabilize his spine. He is [...]

Kenneth Walsh

Retired Airman Kenneth Walsh, US Navy Kenneth Walsh served two years in the US Navy before a training accident severed his spinal cord, causing quadriplegia. After his service, as a technology and shop teacher, Ken worked actively as a peer mentor with the Minnesota Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America. He also competed in [...]