It’s just another Saturday night and a group of young women from Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Lacey, Wash. are getting ready in the dressing room of the Bettie Bunker to compete in the sport they passionately love: Roller Derby. “Growing up I never played sports. I was very slow and kind of lazy but when I found roller derby it was something that I was good at and this sport is very empowering,” said U.S. Navy veteran Sarah Payne, a member of the team. Just like Payne, all of the other Betties in the league have a relationship with the military. They’re active duty service women, veterans or military spouses. And while roller derby is a rough sport, the Betties sure know how to keep a community together.
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 21:08:27 +0000
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