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Veteran Cheerleader Checks Military Tour Off Bucket List

As Leanna wrapped up her fifth season as a Colts cheerleader, she had experienced pretty much everything – calendar shoots in exotic locations, performing in Hong Kong and at the Pro Football Hall of Fame – but there was one thing she still hadn’t checked off her list.

In December, she got the call.

“Coach Kelly sent me a text asking if I would be available to go on a military tour,” she said.

Without hesitation, she responded, “Yes! Absolutely.”

It was the answer to her prayers, quite literally.

“I had prayed for an opportunity like this and had always thought so highly of the girls that got to go and then to finally get the opportunity, it was almost like a rite of passage.