May 28, 2019

Grad Week Feature: Cadet’s resiliency helps in battle against cancer

Cadet 1st Class Parker Hammond spends time with his mother, Jennifer Hammond, at the Rocky Mountain Cancer Center in Colorado Springs. Hammond was diagnosed with cancer in 2018, but is slated to graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy, May 30, 2019. (Courtesy photo) Story by Jennifer Spradlin, May 28, 2019 U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Parker Hammond was in the best shape of his life. The Air Force Academy cadet had recently completed a challenging global obstacle race and rebounded after a string of sports injuries ended his Falcon football career. But cancer doesn’t discriminate. During his junior...

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