<div>Army Swim &amp; Dive continues to draw inspiration from 4 fallen graduates of the United States Military Academy who have either died in combat during GWOT or those that graduated from 2001 to the present who died well before their time; David Bernstein (Died October 18, 2003 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom), Dennis Zilinski (Died November 19, 2005 Serving During Operation Iraqi Freedom), Byron Plapp (Died on March 27, 2015 after a hard-fought battle with lymphoma), and  Kyle Petroskey (Died on April 2, 2015 after his battle with cancer). The team and its alumni continue to honor these great men and their sacrifice through multiple events throughout the year.
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<div>Two companies, Paintru (Veteran Owned) and Steel Hearts (Non-profit) set out in August to commission a professional portrait of every graduate KIA during the Global War on Terror, as well as men such as Byron and Kyle who displayed enormous courage during his fight against cancer. Commissioned artists will produce works of art that we hope will be cherished by the family and passed down for generations to come.
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<div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0elLU_z2gQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0elLU_z2gQ" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0elLU_z2gQ</a></a> (Paintru x Steel Hearts intro video)
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<div>Army Swim &amp; Dive and their alumni wish to continue to honor the families of these men by raising funds for the portraits of the fallen Swim &amp; Dive Old Grads to be delivered to their families. Please read the links below and visit @armywp_swimdive on Instagram for videos from current team captains on David, Dennis, and Byron and their legacies. <a href="https://youtu.be/PdGYP__KpyE"><a href="https://youtu.be/PdGYP__KpyE" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/PdGYP__KpyE</a></a>
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<div>Please visit the links below for articles on the lives of these 4 men.
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<div>Byron
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<div><a href="https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/army-swimmer-and-stoic-leader-byron-plapps-legacy-lives-on" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/army-swimmer-and-stoic-leader-byron-plapps-legacy-lives-on/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/army-swimmer-and-stoic-leader-byron-plapps-legacy-lives-on/</a></a>
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<div>David
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<div><a href="https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-1st-lt-david-r-bernstein/256841" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-1st-lt-david-r-bernstein/256841" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-1st-lt-david-r-bernstein/256841</a></a>
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<div>Dennis
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<div><a href="https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-1st-lt-dennis-w-zilinski/1376393" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-1st-lt-dennis-w-zilinski/1376393" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://thefallen.militarytimes.com/army-1st-lt-dennis-w-zilinski/1376393</a></a>
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<div><br />Kyle<br /><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146279297/kyle-david-petroskey"><a href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146279297/kyle-david-petroskey" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146279297/kyle-david-petroskey</a></a><br /><br />
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<div>Any excess funds raised will be contributed to the larger effort by Paintru and Steel Hearts
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Samuel Wesley

Henry Engler

Owen Harlow

David Manelis

Carolyn Percher

Ronald Garberson

Kelly & Cliff Baumgartner

Anonymous

Thomas Almand

Dirk Steinfort

George Glover

Cynthia M Wesley

Joellen Gross

Janet Kim

Cynthia Almand

Durkan Family

Erik Hoempler

James Zock

Army Swim & Dive Fallen Grads Portrait Fundraiser

Just $890$ to go! Make an impact.

Army Swim & Dive Fallen Grads Portrait Fundraiser

Just $890 to go!
Make an impact.