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NFL Players Visit Bagram Airmen
(March 11, 2010) |
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| BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (3/9/2010 - AFNS) -- Four National Football League
players visited Bagram Airfield servicemembers March 5, as part of a USO tour of
the U.S. Central Command area of operations. |
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| Capt. Tyler Terrazone and Mario Williams of
the Houston Texans discuss weapons systems operations during a
National Football League players visit March 5, 2010, to Bagram
Airfield, Afghanistan. Captain Terrazone is an F-15E Strike Eagle
weapons system officer assigned to the 494th Expeditionary Fighter
Squadron |
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Mario Williams, a defensive end for the Houston Texans; Jason Whitten, a tight
end for the Dallas Cowboys; Vernon Davis, a tight end for the San Francisco
49ers and Joe Thomas, an offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns, were
welcomed by the servicemembers.
The signed autographs, posed for pictures with the troops and learned about the
mission in Afghanistan.
The players visited servicemembers on the flightline, at the Craig Joint Theater
Hospital and then stopped by the Pat Tillman USO for a trivia session and to
sign a few pictures.
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| Jason Witten (left) of the Dallas Cowboys
talks with Col. James Beissner and Chief Master Sgt. Jeffery Cui
during a recent National Football League players visit March 5,
2010, to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Colonel Beissner is the 455th
Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander and Chief Cui is the 455th AEW
command chief master sergeant. |
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"It's great to be able to see the guys who put their lives on the line to
protect us and our country," Mr. Williams said.
"It's great that they can come out here and support us," said Tech. Sgt. Thomas
Williamson, a 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load
team chief. "We have a lot of NFL fanatics out here."
Sergeant Williamson, a San Francisco 49ers fan from Charleston, S.C., said (the
visit) means a lot to everyone and the support from the USO is great because it
gives everyone a chance to have up close and personal interaction with
individuals they would normally only get to see on television. |
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| Vernon Davis of the San Francisco 49ers signs
autographs for servicemembers March 5, 2010 at the Craig Joint
Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. |
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Mr. Williams said the experience was eye opening for him.
"Coming here has been a great experience for me," he said. "Just being able to
come here and see what the troops have to go through on a daily basis; it has
been amazing."
"I appreciate everything that you guys do," Mr. Williams said. "I want to wish
all the troops the best, and I hope everyone returns home safe." |
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Article and photos by USAF SSgt. Richard Williams
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
Copyright 2010
Reprinted from
Air Force News Service
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