From the Phoenix New Times:

"On Saturday morning, thousands of walkers turned up at Papago Park out to raise money to help fight Multiple Sclerosis during the "MS Walk on the Wild Side." Little did participants know that waiting for them was a battalion full of scum and villainy. The Empire’s troop were there! Stormtroopers, sandtroopers, speeder captains, Jawas and other character from the Star Wars movies were littered throughout the crowd.

But don’t worry, they were just there to march for a cure like everyone else.

For the past eight years the Dune Sea Garrison, the Arizona chapter of the 501st legion, has turned out at the MS walk in Phoenix to help raise money for the charity. The 501st legion is an international Star Wars fan organization that wears film-accurate uniforms of many characters from the fantastic universe that runs the marketing gamut from the successful film series to multi-platform video games."



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UPDATE: Click here for a slideshow of the event.


Thanks Jonathan!