Twelve members of the Wild Boars Thai soccer team and their coach on Monday marked the one year anniversary of their confinement in a flooded cave with a religious ceremony.A year ago Sunday, rising floodwater trapped the team of teenage boys and their 25-year-old coach in the Tham Luang Cave, a local tourist attraction in northern Thailand. The Wild Boars were found nine days later and it took another eight days for Thai Navy SEALs to rescue them.Also read: Thai Cave Boys: The Psychology of Surviving UndergroundNine of the 12 team members, now aged 12-17, and former coach Ekapol Chantawong marked the anniversary of their trapping on Sunday by taking part in a marathon and bike event to raise money to improve conditions at the cave.On Monday, the Wild Boars took part in a Buddhist ceremony before attending a news conference at a museum set up in front of the cave to talk about their lives over the past year.The twelve boys and their football coach who were trapped in a cave in Thailand for almost three weeks are giving a rare press conference. They are taking part in a religious ceremony at the cave entrance today to mark the one year anniversary of their ordeal. #ThamLuangCave pic.twitter.com/oZOwF2Fiyy— CharlotteChelsomPill (@charlottejourno) June 24, 2019“My life has changed a lot. Now many people recognise us,” said Chanin Vibulrungrueng, 12, the youngest of the group.Many of the boys say they still dream of becoming professional soccer players. Others say they want to become Navy SEALs like those who rescued them.“I want to give something back to the country,” said 15-year-old Prajak Sutham. “And besides, these officers look so cool.”Boys from the under-16 soccer team trapped inside Tham Luang cave greet members of the Thai rescue team in Chiang Rai, Thailand, in this still image taken from a July 3, 2018, video by Thai Navy Seal. Credit: Thai Navy Seal/Handout via Reuters