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01/05/2022
Rest Easy: US Army veteran Lawrence Brooks who is known to be the oldest World War II veteran in the US. Has died. He was 112 years old.
Lawrence, born on September 12, 1909 in Norwood Louisiana served with the 91st Engineer Battalion in the Pacific Theater. Lawrence returned to New Orleans Louisiana after the war and has been a resident ever since.
A grateful Nation thanks you for your service.
Rest In Peace.
“The greatest disability is the inability to believe a person is more.” ~Bobby Stroupe, APEC Founder
The APEC Adaptive Foundation provides training systems, experiences, and overall support for veterans, kids, athletes, and adults affected by, but not limited to: amputation, military injury, brain injury, spina bifida, and poverty. Their purpose is to provide adaptive services free of charge to all participants.
All services the Adaptive Foundation provides will be free. These services require an application process in which we review applicants and accept a number of participants per program or event. In the short term we will offer free training at APEC in seasonal increments. Long term plans include off site trips and after school programs, along with other experiences to complement training services.
01/02/2021
Swingin wrenches
12/17/2020
For those who like getting their knees in the breeze...here’s a “today in history” shared by from
December 17th, 1903. Kitty Hawk, NC.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The first powered, controlled, sustained flight. Orville Wright at the controls of the machine, lying prone on the lower wing with hips in the cradle which operated the wing-warping mechanism. Wilbur Wright running alongside to balance the machine, has just released his hold on the forward upright of the right wing. The starting rail, the wing-rest, a coil box, and other items needed for flight preparation are visible behind the machine. The machine flew for a total of 120 feet in 12 seconds.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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By 1911, aircraft were being used to drop bombs during the Italo-Turkish War. And in 1912, US Army Captain Albert Berry made the first parachute jump from an airplane.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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03/20/2020
Veteran Parachute Team
Hey vets...concert tickets courtesy of our friends at Divers4Heroes! Contact Executive Director Debbie Rivera at D4H and enjoy!!
12/13/2018
Grit and Determination: AFSOC Airmen Slide with Team USA Bobsled Two Airmen within Air Force Special Operations Command were selected to compete with the USA Bobsled team this year.
Are you excited?
Army or Navy for the win this year?
11/09/2018
Mental Trauma and the Benefits of Diving - SDI | TDI | ERDI You may have heard about a diver who got into a horrible accident earlier this year, her life was completely changed because of it. What you might not have realized though is that mental health might have been one of her major driving factors of why she even started diving in the first place. Diving...