ights ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁Mer it ▁Cross ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Iron ▁Cross ▁( 1 9 1 4 ), ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁Fal con ▁Category : Operation ▁Pap erc lip ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁engine ers <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁SC AR ▁Project ▁is ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁large - scale ▁port ra its ▁of ▁young ▁breast ▁cancer ▁surv iv ors ▁shot ▁by ▁fashion ▁photograph er ▁David ▁Jay . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁Jay ▁was ▁inspired ▁to ▁begin ▁shooting ▁The ▁Sc ar ▁Project ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁when ▁a ▁friend ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁breast ▁cancer ▁at ▁age ▁ 2 9 . ▁Since ▁then , ▁Jay ▁has ▁photograph ed ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁young ▁women ▁ages ▁ 1 8 – 3 5 ▁across ▁the ▁nation . ▁A ▁mission ▁of ▁The ▁Sc ar ▁Project ▁is ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁early - ons et ▁breast ▁cancer , ▁and ▁to ▁help ▁young ▁surv iv ors ▁see ▁their ▁experience ▁through ▁a ▁fresh ▁l ens . ▁ ▁Th emes ▁" Bre ast ▁cancer ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁p ink ▁rib bon " ▁is ▁a ▁frequent ▁message ▁throughout ▁The ▁Sc ar ▁Project . ▁Jay ▁states ▁that ▁" in ▁our ▁society , ▁breast ▁cancer ▁is ▁hidden ▁behind ▁a ▁little ▁p ink ▁rib bon ▁that ▁( un int ention ally ) ▁dimin ishes ▁something ▁that ▁is ▁ter r ifying , ▁dis fig uring , ▁dead ly ." ▁Jay ▁hopes