(Savannah) Soldiers gather for a battle Friday to run down a deadly killer… breast cancer. 600 strong sporting pink wrist bands. They delayed traffic with a powerful message …get screened. School children released balloons for awareness as soldiers arrived on Habersham Street. Capturing the moment -- Alicia Stephens. Her soldier husband is running for relatives, some silenced…. by the disease. "I'm just going to cry cause it's like the emotions of the death and knowing that he's doing something that makes a statement… saying breast cancer is real and we need to stay on top of it," says Alicia. Running is part of these soldiers' physical training, but this run is a different one with a different tune, and filled with emotion. "I'm fighting with cancer in my family and seeing a group so big support something like that it fires me up and makes me want to go do something about it,"says Jon Marshall Sauls. When soldiers reached their destination… The Lewis Cancer Pavilion… rain and a mix of sunshine, plus a cheering crowd, made their mission clearer. So many soldiers made strides with real hope for First Lieutenant Andrea Graham diagnosed with breast cancer two months ago. And she's not the only soldier forced to wage the fight. "I had stage one breast cancer. So I'm lucky, and I'm blessed and I'm loving it. I'm so excited for all the support," says Sgt. Shirnal Wardrick.
The moment is also a morale booster for men to get checked. "We have been increasing our efforts at expressing emphasis on the male getting mammograms as well and the early checks," says Lt. Col. Lillard D. Evans. Painting The Pink was awesome according to Lt. Col. Evans, and he says they look forward to participating again.
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The 260th Quatermaster battalion from Hunter Army Airfield - stops traffic to send a serious message about beating breast cancer. (more)
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Published: October 23, 2009
Published: October 23, 2009
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