From diagnosis to drill sergeant: Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Samantha Lamirand's fight to serve
September 15, 2026
September 15, 2026
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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From diagnosis to drill sergeant: Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Samantha Lamirand's fight to serve
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Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Samantha Lamirand was mid-career and moving fast when a routine test came back with two words: cervical cancer.
"I had these plans to do something big and grand with my life," she said. &quo . . .
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From diagnosis to drill sergeant: Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Samantha Lamirand's fight to serve
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Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Samantha Lamirand was mid-career and moving fast when a routine test came back with two words: cervical cancer.
"I had these plans to do something big and grand with my life," she said. &quo . . .