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My word would have to be UNSTOPPABLE
The Backstreet Boys have been making albums, performing live, and touring since 1993. They have seen each other through eight studio albums, 13 tours, Kevin leaving the group (2006), Kevin returning to the group (2011), and now a stint in Vegas. You might even say they are UNSTOPPABLE

DANG IT!!! I forgot to enter for April's Soilder of the Month! Oh well. There's always May and onward lol

If I could describe the boys’ 25 years together in one word it would have to be “undone.” The Backstreet Boys have gone through so much in their 25 years together as a group from legal troubles with Lou Pearlman, to record label struggles, to weddings and the birth of their children, and to health and addiction struggles. Throughout all that BSB has experienced they have persevered and shown that their work as artists is undone and that they are here to stay. BSB has truly stood the test of time with their Vegas residency becoming the fastest selling Vegas residency to date with no signs of stopping any time soon. The Backstreet Boys even mentioned in one of their early hit songs, “As long as there’ll be music, we’ll be coming back again” which speaks volumes to their work truly being undone. I am so excited for BSB’s 25th anniversary and can’t wait to see what they do in the next 25 years.

The one word I would say to describe Backstreet Boys' 25 years as a group is Unbreakable, because no matter what happened, they have been unbreakable and stuck together over the last 25 years. Also, Unbreakable is very special to me because Backstreet Boys' CD "Unbreakable" came out in 2007 when I was going through my cancer treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma. I played that CD over and over again during that time. The song from that CD that really touched me was, "Wake Me Up When It's Over" because that is what I felt like saying during my cancer treatment. I had a tough battle- I worked at a gas station during my treatment for about 32 hours per week to keep my health insurance, the bone marrow biopsy was extremely painful, I had to get a doctor's note to sit on a chair at work, I had my second treatment delayed to a low white blood count, I got sick constantly, and I had fo disolve a blood clot in my lung. My treatment ended on a beautiful spring day on April 21, 2008, 15 years and one day after my favorite group of all time formed. This means that Backstreet Boys, 2018 is special to me too and all of my cancerversaries are the next day after your anniversary. One day after your 25th anniversary this year, I will be 10 years cured from cancer! My life has changed for the better now. I work for the State of Minnesota, I have a two year old son, and I recently bought a townhome. I guess you could say I'm unbreakable too!

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