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October 2009 Blog Posts (2)

The Last WWII U.S. Army Deep Sea Diver

Article by Patrick Wilson

The Virginian-Pilot

May 1, 2009

Jim Kennedy slogged onto Utah Beach in 1944 and saw the bloated bodies of American servicemen in the water. The tide washed them out. The tide washed them back in. It was three weeks after D-Day, June 6, 1944. The drama of the landing had passed, and the grim work of cleaning up the beach had begun. The Allies were pushing inward. And Kennedy's own story was just about to start.

He belonged to a unit of… Continue

Added by Dive Diva on October 30, 2009 at 9:06pm — No Comments

SO...YOU WANT TO BE A COMMERCIAL DIVER?

The following article is from the old National Association of Commercial Divers (NAOCD) website. Author unknown. Some of the information is outdated but all and all its a good read for those thinking about becoming a commercial diver.

So...You Want to be a Commercial Diver?*

Revised, April 2001

So...you're thinking about being a commercial diver?

Did you see suggestive pictures, or catchy captions in one of the scuba magazines? "Excitement, Adventure, and Money"… Continue

Added by Dive Diva on October 30, 2009 at 1:32pm — 2 Comments