Team Buckley donates blood
BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Staff Sgt. Colby Hughbanks, right, 460th Medical Group, is ready to donate blood to the Bonfils Blood Center in Denver at Newtch’s Den Aug. 20, 2012. According to the Bonfils website, the increased awareness and demand for blood plasma didn’t come about until World War II. At that time, Americans supporting the war effort at home realized the importance of blood transfusions in order to save lives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Gross)