Eagles Visit Ft. Dix &
Donate 500 Tickets to the Military for NFC Divisional Playoff Game
It was a day full of surprises for soldiers at New Jersey's Fort Dix. First Eagles center Hank Fraley, six cheerleaders, and SWOOP, the team's mascot, surprised soldiers a with an unexpected visit. Then, each of the soldiers found out that they would be attending that weekend's NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Lincoln Financial Field as the Eagles hosted the Minnesota Vikings.
 Eagles Visit Ft. Dix
225 soldiers from all over the United States were on hand for the USO-style show, 75 of whom were local military who will be received tickets to the playoff game. The remaining 150 troops in attendance had returned back from Iraq only a few days prior and enjoyed the show, but did not receive tickets as they were scheduled to return to their homes the following day.
In all, the Eagles donated 500 tickets to Sunday's game vs. the Minnesota Vikings to military in the Philadelphia area. 150 of those tickets went to troops who returned to the U.S. from Iraq just on Saturday. The rest of the tickets went to local soldiers who have either served in Iraq or who will soon be on their way there.
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Sunday, December 7, 2008
