Mote Aquarium Veterans Day Dive

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Veterans Day tributes usually involve parades, speeches and flags. At Mote Marine Laboratory Aquarium on Florida’s Suncoast, part of the celebration happened underwater.The Sarasota aquarium hosted an underwater Veterans Day dive this week, featuring two Army veterans who slipped into one of Mote’s large tanks as part of a special ceremony honoring military service members.One of the divers, Army veteran Chad Ronzansai, served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army. He was injured 20 years ago and later had both legs amputated, making his return to diving especially meaningful.“When I first got injured, all I could see was nothing but limitations,” Ronzansai said. “But with veteran-sponsored organizations like this, it gets you out of your comfort zone.”The other diver, Army veteran Chris Anders, joined the Army in 2010, later became a recruiter and developed a passion for marine life. He said the crowd that turned out to watch the dive was moving.“Very overwhelming s