This is a picture of Jesse Strickland taken at the …

Special to The Vindicator | published: November 7, 2013

This is a picture of Jesse Strickland taken at the Boardman Relay for Life 2013. Jesse was an Infantryman with the 1-41 out of Fort Bliss, and is an Afghanistan combat veteran. He could come home for visits only a few times a year. His sister, Chary Hively, has gotten involved with the Relay for Life over the years. The running joke between them was that he would be her Miss Relay entry when he got out of the service. He came home late in 2012, and for this year's Relay for Life he kept that promise to his sister.