Vikings-Raiders

Axton was selected to represent his deployment Unit at the Vikings-Raiders game on November 20th. He had to report to Camp Dodge by 0415 to get on a bus and ride up to Minnesota, so it was a pretty early morning which made for a VERY long day! He returned home around 9pm that night completely exhausted.

Of course, I watched the game on tv to look for him. And after a lot of squinting at the what seemed like microscopic soldiers across the field desperately trying to find him and even texting him asking where exactly he was sitting we were about to give up on seeing him clearly. He and the other soldiers marched out onto the field during halftime where they were recognized, but of course halftime isn't televised! I was beginning to think I was watching this game for no reason! :) But with 51 seconds left in the 3rd quarter of the game the camera zoomed in and panned across the soldiers and suddenly there he was! It was pretty neat, and his uncle was able to record it so that he could watch it once he returned as well :)

Here are some photos from the game: