There had not been a blood drive at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station since 9/11.
Col. Rusty Wilson, 721st Mission Support Group commander, decided it was time. When the call went out to the Cheyenne Mountain employees asking for a pint of their blood, they answered. Nearly 45 people stepped up to donate at the May 4 blood drive. Some folks were turned away, either because of travel or illness, but they could potentially give at the next drive.
When Memorial Health System Blood Bank left the mountain, they had 39 viable pints of blood. The way Staff Sgt. Daniel Green, 21st Medical Group independent duty medical technician, sees it, that blood is enough to save 117 lives. The collected blood will be used at Memorial hospitals, but is available to other area hospitals if they need it.
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