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Firefighters Wear Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness

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By Gina Ford

Story Published: Oct 25, 2008 at 4:20 PM CDT

Story Updated: Oct 25, 2008 at 8:33 PM CDT

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, East Peoria Fire fighters are wearing special issued shirts to show their support.

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The shirts are navy blue with pink emblems on the front and back. They got the idea from firefighters in the Pink Ribbon Tour.

The foundation started in Glendale, Arizona and tours the country in a pink fire truck. Three weeks ago, the truck made a pit stop in Peoria.

"It's just our fire department and our members here showing the support for all the breast cancer survivors and their families...standing behind them and making sure that life goes on as they know it as well as getting new treatment and hopefully we're able to find better treatment for the breast cancer", said Lieutenant Don Wieburg of the East Peoria fire department.

The Pink Ribbon Tour has asked firefighters and police officers nationally to wear pink the 25th thru the 27th of this month.

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Tuesday, Oct 28 at 2:29 AM Pink here & Pink there.........UGH! wrote ...

I agree with getting annoyed.GIVE HIV/AIDS OR CHILD ABUSE,OR MELANOMA,CERVICAL CANCER,OR HEPITIST C THIS MUCH ATTENTION.ENOUGH WITH THE PINK ALREADY!LATELY THATS ALL THE COLOR YOU SEE IS THAT PINK!STOP WITH IT ALREADY!

Tuesday, Oct 28 at 2:27 AM Many cancers, many colors, many cures? wrote ...

I know (it gets to be too much 24/7/365), but it's awareness month. I think what is most upsetting is the lack of support for other cancers.

Saturday, Oct 25 at 5:52 PM getting annoyed wrote ...

gawd. enough with the pink already.

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