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Operation Ring the Bell: 4,000 soldiers volunteer for life-saving mission
U.S. Army Soldiers attending the Basic Leaders Course take part in the installation-wide "Operation Ring the Bell" bone marrow drive as part of the Salute to Life bone marrow donation registry. The two-week drive garnered more than 4,000 new bone marrow donors from August 5 through August 16, 2024. Bone marrow is the soft, fatty tissue found inside bone cavities that produces the components of blood that is needed to survive, a bone marrow transplant takes healthy cells from a donor and puts them into the recipient’s bloodstream to help grow healthy red and white blood cells and platelets. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maxwell Bass)