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NOVEMBER 15, 2012
Hair today, hair tomorrow An area resident is growing a moustache to support a global health initiative. By Joseph Myers R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
“I
will do anything for this cause,” Michael Walsh said Friday, guiding his fingers over his budding moustache. “I feel like a walking, talking billboard for men’s health.” The 31-year-old resident of 21st and South streets has united with 192,000 fellow Americans, including 55 South Philadelphians, to support Movember, a nine-year-old charitable initiative that uses facial hair growth as a metaphor for See MOVEMBER page 8
Sports
As a member of the U.S. Navy, Sereda Thompson, center, has made her relatives proud and kept them safe. S ta f f P h o t o b y G r e g B e z a n i s
Service with a smile A Point Breeze native returned from a one-year Middle East naval stint with more appreciation for freedom.
Flexing his fl exibility A versatile star helped an
East Passyunk Crossing football team win a Public League championship. By Joseph Myers..........Page 36
By Joseph Myers R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
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ecause she developed a grateful demeanor as a child, Sereda Thompson considers being a petty officer first class for the U.S. Navy a primary way to address equality and humility. The former Point Breeze figure has devoted nearly one-third of her life to protecting the Unit-
ed States and its allies, earning increasing praise from her family while keeping her ego grounded. Her proud relatives reveled Nov. 2, as the 27-year-old reunited with them following a one-year mission in Kuwait and Afghanistan as a member of Operation Enduring Freedom. “I’ve been back for only a few days, but I’ve already noticed I’m more humble and
appreciative,” the former resident of the 1500 block of Dickinson Street said Nov. 8 at Four Corner Crusade for Life Community Baptist Church, 1700 Tasker St., where her uncle, Rev. Anthony Stevenson, often led their clan in praying for her safety. “I understand a bit more about my place in this world and what helping others does for See HOME FROM AFGHANISTAN page 10