Staff Sgt. Chantel Thibeaux, Joint Base-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, dental assistant instructor, hold onto a wig she would wear after her chemotherapy treatments. After doctors diagnosed her with cancer in Feb. 2014, Thibeaux's initial concerns were family, death and her hair.

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