More than a dozen wounded soldiers and their family members took part in a weeklong vacation to Key Largo this past week that ended with three days of diving along Upper Keys reefs.</p><p>Local businesses contributed to the soldiers' hotel stays, meals and dive trips in what has become a twice-a-year event. Organizer Fraser Bathgate called it a "trip to remember" for all who participated.</p><p>"It was amazing. The fish, the coral. It was just amazing," said Jared Kreiser, a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps who went through dozens of reconstructive surgeries on his jaw and legs after taking shrapnel from an improvised explosive outside of Baghdad.</p><p>Kreiser and many other soldiers said diving is great therapy for their wounded bodies as well as their spirit.</p><p>"When I started diving I did a complete 360 in my attitude with my injury, because I was pretty depressed," said retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brian Price. "And the more I dive, the happier I get." <hr size="1"><br> <h4> Download the video</h4> </p><p>Rick click on the link below and select "Save Target As..." to save the Windows Media version of the video (73 MB)</p> <table border="0"><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://media.keysnet.com/smedia/2009/01/23/10/Diving_soldiers_LARGE.source.prod_affiliate.143.wmv"><img src="http://media.keysnet.com/smedia/2008/09/11/14/1-GREEN_Clapboard.standalone.prod_affiliate.143.jpg" alt="Type Alt here"></a></td> <td align="center"><a href="http://media.keysnet.com/smedia/2009/01/23/10/Diving_soldiers_LARGE.source.prod_affiliate.143.wmv"><h5>Wounded soldiers dive off Key Largo</h5></a></td></tr></table> </p><p><font size="-2">You need a video player or browser plugin that supports Windows movie files (.wmv), such as Windows Media Player (installed on most PCs). </font></p> <hr><br>