Wounded US Army veterans are teaming up with scientists to restore Coral Reefs in the Florida Keys, providing them with a sense of purpose and a new mission. The collaboration between Mote Marine Laboratory and Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge (CWVC) involves veterans helping to "re-skin" coral reefs by cleaning dead or dying corals and gluing new, lab-grown coral fragments. The project aims to breed corals that are resilient to rising temperatures and more acidic water, conditions predicted to occur in the next 50 years due to climate change. The work gives veterans a renewed sense of purpose and camaraderie.

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