A Callahan man who joined the Army more than four years ago to fight terrorism recently lost his battle to cancer.

Sgt. Casey Watters died Wednesday from a rare form of cancer that moved to his bone marrow.

He dealt with his illness for more than two years.

After being injured by an improvised explosive device, during medical treatment doctors discovered two lumps on Watters.

The lumps turned out to be a rare form of cancer that is caused by short term radiation poisoning.

Watters went through chemotherapy for several months, traveling from Fort Campbell to Nashville and racking up thousands in travel expenses.

But he never would give up his fight.

A Jacksonville teenager so moved by Watters' story when it aired on Channel 4 in April 2007 said she just had to do something to help.

She did all she could to raise money for the Army sergeant and later met him on April 23, 2007, for the first time.

The viewing for Watters will be held Monday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Fraser Funeral Home on Normanday Boulevard.

His funeral service will take place at the funeral home Tuesday at 11 a.m.