Published: July 04, 2009
PHOTOS: Greywolf Soldiers meet NFL Coaches
MOSUL, Iraq - Sgt. Jeffery Balandra, with A Co., 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd "Greywolf" Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and a native of Killeen, Texas, poses for a photo holding the shoulder sleeve insignia he had signed by Tom Coughlin, the National Football League head coach of the New York Giants, who visited troops at Forward Operating Base Marez as part of a tour of the country by he and four other NFL coaches. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sharla Perrin, 3rd Heavy Bde. Combat Team, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)
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MOSUL, Iraq - Pfc. Matthew Petty, an infantryman with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd "Greywolf" Heavy Brigade Combat Team Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division and a native of Brandon, Minn., poses for a photo with Bill Cowher, the former National Football League head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who visited troops at Forward Operating Base Marez as part of a tour of Iraq along with four other NFL coaches. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sharla Perrin, 3rd Heavy Bde. Combat Team, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)
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MOSUL, Iraq - Staff Sgt. Annamarie Conklin, a career counselor with 3rd "Greywolf" Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and a native of Santa Rita, Guam, has a football jersey signed by Gen. Ray Odierno, the commanding general for Multi-National Forces - Iraq. Odierno paid a visit to Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq while coaches for the National Football League met troops stationed there. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sharla Perrin, 3rd Heavy Bde. Combat Team, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)
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MOSUL, Iraq - Spc. Chris Valiquette, with A Co., 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd "Greywolf" Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and a native of Weslaco, Texas has a flyer signed by Tom Coughlin, the National Football League head coach of the New York Giants at Forward Operating Base Marez. The coach visited Greywolf troops as part of a tour of Iraq that he and four other NFL coaches participated in. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sharla Perrin, 3rd Heavy Bde. Combat Team, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)
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MOSUL, Iraq - 1st Sgt. John Pulido, the first sergeant of Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division and a native of Montclair, Calif., chats with Jon Gruden, the former National Football League head coach of the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, at Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq. Besides Gruden, four other NFL coaches visited the FOB as part of their tour of Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sharla Perrin, 3rd Heavy Bde. Combat Team, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)
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MOSUL, Iraq - The 3rd "Greywolf" Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Reenlistment team poses for a photo with Gen. Ray Odierno, the commanding general of Multi-National Forces - Iraq who signed football jerseys for the crew. Odierno visited troops at Forward Operating Base Marez along with five National Football League coaches who stopped in Mosul as part of a country-wide tour. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sharla Perrin, 3rd Heavy Bde. Combat Team, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)
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MOSUL, Iraq - Pfc. Sean Tiernney, an infantryman with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd "Greywolf" Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and native of Providence, R.I., poses with Bill Cowher, the former National Football League head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, on Forward Operating Base Marez. Besides Cowher, four other NFL coaches visited Greywolf troops as part of their tour of the country. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Sharla Perrin, 3rd Heavy Bde. Combat Team, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs)
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