
PVA chapter members pose at the entrance of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
PVA chapter members pose at the entrance of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA National VP Hack Albertson (center) swims alongside a manta ray at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., while participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
PVA National VP Hack Albertson (center) swims alongside a manta ray at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., while participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA National President Charles Brown (left) learns about some of the marine programs in place at the Georgia Aquarium. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
PVA National President Charles Brown (left) learns about some of the marine programs in place at the Georgia Aquarium. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA chapter member Marcus Murray enjoys a quiet moment before participating in the Veterans Immersion Program at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
PVA chapter member Marcus Murray enjoys a quiet moment before participating in the Veterans Immersion Program at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

Charlie Wright (left) and PVA Executive Director Carl Blake (center) waves to a young boy while participating in the Veterans Immersion Program at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
Charlie Wright (left) and PVA Executive Director Carl Blake (center) waves to a young boy while participating in the Veterans Immersion Program at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA chapter members pose at the entrance of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
PVA chapter members pose at the entrance of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA chapter member Matt Mickunas (seated) makes final adjustments to his dive mask at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
PVA chapter member Matt Mickunas (seated) makes final adjustments to his dive mask at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

Georgia Aquarium staff assist a PVA member prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
Georgia Aquarium staff assist a PVA member prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA chapter members Marcus Murray, Charles Brown and Matt Mickunas (left to right) at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
PVA chapter members Marcus Murray, Charles Brown and Matt Mickunas (left to right) at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA National VP Hack Albertson swims past the observation window at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., while participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
PVA National VP Hack Albertson swims past the observation window at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., while participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA chapter members are dwarfed by a whale shark while diving at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA chapter members pose at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
PVA chapter members pose at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA chapter members dive at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
PVA chapter members dive at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA chapter members dive at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
PVA chapter members dive at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA chapter members pose at the entrance of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA chapter members attend a safety briefing at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
PVA chapter members attend a safety briefing at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA chapter members attend a safety briefing at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
PVA chapter members attend a safety briefing at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

Scuba equipment is staged on a platform at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., in preparation for the Veterans Immersion Program. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
Scuba equipment is staged on a platform at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., in preparation for the Veterans Immersion Program. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

PVA chapter members pose inside the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
PVA chapter members pose inside the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

A PVA chapter member readies to dive at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
A PVA chapter member readies to dive at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).

Recreation therapist/adaptive scuba instructor Charlie Wright (rear) leads a diver at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).
Recreation therapist/adaptive scuba instructor Charlie Wright (rear) leads a diver at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, Ga., prior to participating in the Veterans Immersion Program during PVA Convention week. (Photo by Brittany Martin).