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NFL Coaches Tour Visits MND-B

By Maj. Annmarie Daneker

Photo: Maj. Annmarie Daneker, MND-B PAO

BAGHDAD - First Sgt. Apollo Williams, of Company A, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, shows off the Super Bowl ring of former Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden at Camp Liberty here, July 4. Williams, a Los Angeles native, was appreciative of the Independence Day event. "I've been a Raiders fan for over 30 years and meeting one of the Raider's head coaches, Jon Gruden, was great," he said. Gruden was at Camp Liberty visiting U.S. troops as part of the USO-sponsored NFL Coaches Tour.

Photo: Maj. Annmarie Daneker, MND-B PAO

BAGHDAD - Spc. Laura Johnson, a photojournalist with the 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, gets a hug from NFL head coach Jeff Fisher of the Tennessee Titans at Camp Liberty here, July 4. For Johnson, a native of East Orange, N.J., the moment was special-her younger brother, Kenny Britt, is a rookie wide receiver with the Titans. Fisher was at Camp Liberty visiting U.S. troops as part of the USO-sponsored NFL Coaches Tour.

Photo: Maj. Annmarie Daneker, MND-B PAO

BAGHDAD - Spc. Laura Johnson, a photojournalist with the 211th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, is interviewed by NFL head coach Jeff Fisher of the Tennessee Titans at Camp Liberty here, July 4. Coach Fisher picked Johnson, a native of East Orange, N.J., for an interview because her younger brother, Kenny Britt, is a rookie wide receiver with the Titans. In her interview, Johnson had some words of wisdom for her brother. "Don't drop any passes", she said. Fisher was at Camp Liberty visiting U.S. troops as part of the USO-sponsored NFL Coaches Tour.

Photo: Maj. Annmarie Daneker, MND-B PAO

BAGHDAD - First Sgt. Apollo Williams, of Company A, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, meets with NFL head coach Jeff Fisher of the Tennessee Titans at Camp Liberty here, July 4. Williams, a Los Angeles native, was grateful for the Independence Day event. "Just the announcement of the NFL Coaches Tour coming to Camp Liberty motivated my Soldiers at all levels," he said. Fisher was at Camp Liberty visiting U.S. troops as part of the USO-sponsored NFL Coaches Tour.

Photo: Maj. Annmarie Daneker, MND-B PAO

BAGHDAD - First Sgt. Apollo Williams, of Company A, Division Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, shows off the Super Bowl ring of former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher at Camp Liberty here, July 4. Williams, a Los Angeles native, was grateful for the Independence Day event. "Things like this that the USO hosts for the deployed Soldiers are really appreciated. It gives Soldiers something to share with one another and also assists with the morale of the troops," he said. Cowher was at Camp Liberty visiting U.S. troops as part of the USO-sponsored NFL Coaches Tour.