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Wounded warriors swim with sharks

By Kat Wade / Special to the Star-Advertiser

July 27, 2019

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Wounded Warrior Project Outreach Specialist veteran Ron Wuestefeld, who was medically retired after 10 years with the Army Infantry while stationed in the Philippines and Iraq, looks at the Galapagos sharks below him on Friday in waters off Haleiwa. The project offers events for veterans who served in a combat zone or have a Veterans Affairs disability rating.
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William Peppers, left, currently with Army Logistics and his wife Susan Peppers along with active Army Combat Engineer, Rock Richardson and his 8-year-old Rocky Richardson, ride out to experience their first encounter cage diving with Galapagos sharks on Friday.
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Victor Ramos with the Army Infantry keeps his eyes on the numerous six to eight-foot Galapagos sharks circling and swimming beneath the cage on Friday.
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An eight-foot Galapagos shark cruises beneath the feet of 8-year-old Rocky Richardson, the son of active Army Combat Engineer, Rock Richardson, on Friday in waters off Haleiwa.
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Crew members Reece Williams, left, and Jeremy Knudsen give further instructions before getting their first group including Lorenz Go, active Army Combat Engineer, Rock Richardson, Victor Ramos with the Army Infantry Medically and retired Navy Master of Arms Ike Go in the cage.
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About eight to 10 six to eight-foot Galapagos sharks circled and swam beneath the cage on Friday.
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Wounded Warrior Project Outreach Specialist veteran Ron Wuestefeld enjoys the shark action while keeping his feet pulled up high on Friday in waters off Haleiwa.
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Active Army Combat Engineer, Rock Richardson, left, with his 8-year-old son Rocky Richardson watch sharks in the water.
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Galapagos sharks begin to gather when they hear the boat engine on Friday. The crew explained that this boat has the same kind of engine as the crabbing boat that throw their scraps in the water so they associate the sound with food.
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William Peppers, left, currently with Army Logistics and his wife Susan Peppers along with 8-year-old Rocky Richardson and his father, active Army Combat Engineer, Rock Richardson look on at crew members on Friday.
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Ike Go, left, his sister Lorenz Go and Victor Ramos with the Army Infantry experience their first encounter cage diving with Galapagos sharks when the Wounded Warrior Project hosted the event with North Shore Shark Adventures on Friday in waters off Haleiwa.
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Crew member Reece Williams, right, gives the dive briefing to a group of Wounded Warrior Project members and their families on Friday.
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About eight to 10 six to eight-foot Galapagos sharks circled and swam beneath the cage on Friday.
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Wounded Warrior Project Outreach Specialist veteran Ron Wuestefeld, right, smiles as crew members Reece Williams, left, and Jeremy Knudsen help 8-year-old Rocky Richardson out of the cage after he had his first encounter with Galapagos sharks.
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Medically retired Navy Master of Arms Ike Go shares his shark encounter with crew member Jeremy Knudsen, left. His sister Lorenz Go suggested the diving trip with sharks.
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Victor Ramos, center, with the Army Infantry, smiles after his first experience cage diving with Galapagos sharks.
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Ike Go, left, his sister Lorenz Go and Victor Ramos with the Army Infantry experience their first encounter cage diving with Galapagos sharks when the Wounded Warrior Project hosted the event with North Shore Shark Adventures on Friday in waters off Haleiwa.
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Crew members Reece Williams, left, and Jeremy Knudsen help medically retired Navy Master of Arms Ike Go out of the cage after his first encounter with Galapagos Sharks.
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Crew members Reece Williams, left, and Jeremy Knudsen help Lorenz Go, sister of Wounded Warrior Ike Go, out of the cage after her first encounter with Galapagos Sharks.
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