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July 19, 2012
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Station hosts bone marrow donor registry for Gunnery Sgt. Shane Lamont

Photo by Cpl. Shelby Shields

Gunnery Sgt. Shane Lamont with Marine Aviation and Weapons Tactics Squadron-1, wife Christa and daughter Audrey pose for a photo at the station child development center. Lamont was recently diagnosed with lukemia and the station rallied together to find a match for a bone marrow transplant.

 
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  1. Building a Coffee Table (Part 2 is dedicated to bone marrow donation) | Permanent Change of Home

    [...] This photo is courtesy of the Desert Warrior Newspaper. You can find a full article about Christa and Shane here [...]

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    August 6, 2012 at 7:02 am



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