Medics in Iraq Participate in Childhood Cancer Head-Shaving Event
Apr 23 2008
Photo Courtesy of Jayme Burnett
Members of the Cobra Medics Group show off their newly shaved heads.
U.S. Army Physician Maj. Stephen S. Roberts and more than 50 members of the Cobra Medics Group recently participated in St. Baldrick’s head-shaving event at the Troop Medical Clinic at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, April 6.
With a mission of Shaving the Way to Conquer Kids’ Cancer, St. Baldrick’s coordinates worldwide head-shaving events, with volunteer “shavees” raising money for childhood cancer research. Roberts spearheaded the event.
Originally planning on shaving his head at a RiRa event in Bethesda, Maryland, after deployment, Roberts decided to still shave his head in the desert-like conditions, thousands of miles from home and surrounded by his comrades.
For more information on St. Baldrick’s, visit www.stbaldricks.org.
