Once the Design Team came up with an agreed upon design (months of effort, comparison, conversation, exchange, barter, and even reason), we drew up the Request to Donate a Monument to the VA/National Cemetery.  Weeks passed, suspense thickened, and finally a response came back that our design was really great and the monument would be a credit to the Cemetery, however, it was too involved, too wordy, too…….  Much.   Being Deep Sea Divers and able to adapt, the Team met via emails and a “toned down” Memorial design was developed.  We submitted it again, and now the VA is looking it over.  Will they approve what we have now?  Will the essence of Navy Diving be preserved?  Big questions of life.  With Christmas ’22 coming up, will the Det’s dream be bestowed?   Stand by, Red Diver!