Roger Goodell First Commissioner on USO Tour, Drew Brees and Osi Umenyiora Join
July 8, 2008 by David Kindervater
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, joined by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and N.Y. Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora, began a three-country summer USO tour led by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen today. According to the USO, this is the first time the commissioner of a sports league will visit U.S. troops overseas as part of a USO tour. Pete Abitante, a special assistant to Commissioner Goodell, is accompanying the group on the trip and will file daily updates.
Source: NFL.com
Thank you to Osi Umenyiora. This is my 3rd deployment(1 Afghanistan 2 Iraq) and being a New Jersey native and HUGE Giants fan he made my day. This was by far the best day i’ve had deployed and made me feel like I was back at home in Giants Stadium. Once again Thank you OSI. You were definitely a true professional here and were down to earth.
First Sergeant Thomas Jones
Toms River, NJ (currently serving in Iraq)