Tank Full of Sharks greets Veteran Mom and Son

 ATLANTA (CNN) - Army Veteran Julie Erwin and her son Shawn spend the day together in a shark tank at Georgia’s renouned aquarium.  In January of 2012, Erwin was stationed in Afghanistan for two concisions to the head and a lesion on the frontal right lobe Wounded Warriors Transition Battalion.  Her recovery was made at Fort Brad.  She was unable to be physically active and had Erwin reported As they emerge in water full of sharks and aquarium beasts, manterays, lakes, exotic fish. It’s not your typical mother and son outing, however.  She tried to figure a way to spend quality time with her son as much as possible.  The program helps wounded veterans to gain aquatic exercise and therapeutic.  Erwin said that she wanted a good way to make adventurous memory and something for her teenage son to remember 30 to 40 years from now. 

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