GI to serve in Iraq after cancer battle
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070623/ap_on_re_us/soldier_s_battle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070623/capt.c975956237d5459eb2edec9ed7586504.soldier_s_battle_inmc101.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=BfjIRrus9wHKSkcLPVmvCw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Cowie poses in the supply area at Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh, Ind., Wednesday, May 13, 2007. Cowie has wanted to serve in Iraq for years. She finally learned she'd get the opportunity when her Army National Guard unit got word it would deploy this summer. But Cowie's mission nearly ended before it began when an Army-mandated mammogram in April showed a possible tumor in her right breast. Additional tests confirmed the worst: Cowie had breast cancer. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)" border="0" /></a>AP - Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Cowie's mission — and dream — of serving in Iraq almost ended before it began when tests on a tumor confirmed the worst: She had breast cancer.</p><br clear="all"/>

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