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Disabled Veterans Benefit from Scuba Diving at PADI Dive Shops

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Megan Denny
3 July, 2017

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Learning to Dive as a Veteran

Scuba diving has massive benefits for veterans, from coping with PTSD to camaraderie. Do you want to learn to dive as a veteran?

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A Diver is Born

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Military Discounts and Scuba Programs for Veterans

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Read our interview with Jamie Hull, one of the most inspirational human beings, in which he discusses his plane crash and scuba career.

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A Thanks to the Selfless and Devoted Among Us

The PADI organization salutes all those who knowingly expose themselves to risk for the greater good of the communities and countries they represent. Active-duty military...
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