'Inheritance of Good Deeds'... Navy Mother and Daughter Donate Hair to Cancer Patients

Third Donation by Mother and Daughter Gains Attention
Soldiers Continue to Donate Hair in a Row

News has been reported that a naval officer and his daughter donated their carefully grown hair to children with cancer.

"I will continue to grow my hair healthily without being picky and keep donating," they pledged

On the 13th, Major Yu E-ri of the Navy Headquarters Logistics Staff delivered hair to the 'Eomeona Movement Headquarters' together with her daughter, Jang Yu-jeong, a third-grade elementary school student.
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According to the Navy on the 13th, Major Yu E-ri, belonging to the Naval Headquarters Logistics Staff Department, delivered hair to the 'Eomeona Movement Headquarters' together with his daughter Jang Yu-jeong, who is in the 3rd grade of elementary school.

The 'Eomeona Movement' is an abbreviation for the 'Hair Sharing Movement for Children with Cancer.' The Eomeona Movement Headquarters collects hair donations of 25cm or longer to make special wigs, which are then given to pediatric cancer patients suffering severe hair loss due to chemotherapy.

Major Yu first cut and sent his hair in 2017 when he was serving as the chief engineer of the Wonsan ship after seeing a report related to children with cancer and wanting to help them.

Jang also joined the donation in 2018, following her mother. They did not stop there; the mother and daughter donated again in 2021, and this year marks their third joint donation.

Concerned that the skin of young patients with weak immunity might be burdened, Major Yu and his daughter have grown their hair without perming or dyeing it.

Jang said, "From now on, I will not be picky with my diet and will grow my hair cleanly so I can share it with my friends again."

Major Yu said, "Just as a soldier's duty is to protect the lives of the people, I will strive to deliver positive influence to those in need while faithfully fulfilling my original mission. I hope that the small effort by my daughter and me becomes a precious hope for children with cancer."

Soldiers continue to donate hair to the 'Eomeona Movement Headquarters'

Meanwhile, hair donations by soldiers are continuing in a relay.

Last month, Captain Jung Su-mi of the Navy 2nd Fleet Command's Seo Hu-won ship grew her hair and donated it for children with cancer. Captain Jung, who was commissioned as a naval ship officer in December 2019, decided to donate hair after hearing the stories of children with cancer.

Even while serving on ships continuously for about three years and six months after commissioning, she took care to neatly arrange her hair with a hairnet, worrying that her hair might cause inconvenience in group life.

Junior officers in the Army also contributed through donations. In January this year, Captain Choi Song-i, Public Relations and Information Officer of the Army 52nd Infantry Division Eagle Brigade, and First Lieutenant Ha Ji-won, Personnel Officer, each donated 30cm of hair to the 'Eomeona Movement Headquarters.'

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