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“Salute the Troops” Bowl Makes Half Time Special at the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl

Posted on January 5, 2010 by fyiuso| 1 Comment

Thanks to all of the players, coaches, staff, and volunteers who made this event a huge success!  Take a look at the clip from last night’s Tostitos Fiesta Bowl…

Video courtesy of YouTube use KHolmesFrito

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More Pics from the “Salute the Troops” Bowl

Posted on January 4, 2010 by fyiuso| 3 Comments

Be sure to tune into the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl TONIGHT

on FOX at 6pm MST (that’s 8pm EST) and watch the half-time show

for highlights from the “Salute the Troops” Bowl!

Legendary Notre Dame football player Rocket Ismail (l) poses for a photo with a fan in front of a Notre Dame banner during a pep rally in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2009. The rally was celebrating the first-ever Tostitos "Salute the Troops" Bowl where legendary college football players and coaches will play alongside the troops. (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)

US Forces-Iraq Commanding General Raymond Odierno talks with legendary football coaches, players and four cheerleaders from the University of Colorado at Boulder in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2009. (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)

Lieutenant General Charles Jacoby (l) welcomes football great Bruce Smith to Baghdad, Iraq December 30, 2009. (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)

(l-r) Former notable college football players and coaches Bruce Smith, Barry Switzer, Brian Bosworth, Rocket Ismail, Joe Washington, and Tommy Bowden sign autographs for soldiers at Camp Ali Al Salem in Kuwait December 29, 2009. (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)

Former Pro and College football star Brian Bosworth (r) talks with soldiers at Camp Buehring in Kuwait December 29, 2009. (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)

Former Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer (r) shares football stories with two soldiers at Camp Buehring in Kuwait December 29, 2009. (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)

College football legend Joe Washington (l), playing for Team Freedom, breaks through a wall of Team Liberty defenders during the first-ever Tostitos "Salute the Troops" Bowl where legendary college football players played alongside troops in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2010. (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)

Football legend Tony Casillas (92), playing for Team Freedom, tries to evade Team Liberty's Spc. Aaron decker (41) and college quarterback legend Tee Martin (c) who was playing defense during the first-ever Tostitos "Salute the Troops" Bowl where legendary college football players played alongside troops in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2010. (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)

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Exclusive Video from “Salute the Troops” Bowl!

Posted on January 3, 2010 by fyiuso| Leave a comment

Check out highlights from the first-ever “Salute the Troops” Bowl in Iraq and be sure to watch the half-time show during the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl for full coverage!

Interested in more video?  Click here.

Interested in more information on this event?  Contact Chris Kuechenmeister, Frito-Lay, CELL (214) 422-8901, Chris.Kuechenmeister@fritolay.com or Oname Thompson, USO, (703) 908-6471, othompson@uso.org

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“Salute the Troops” Bowl…in Iraq!

Posted on January 2, 2010 by fyiuso| 13 Comments

Soldiers hit the gridiron alongside some of football’s all-time greats in the first ever Tostitos/USO ‘Salute the Troops” Bowl, which took place in Iraq in January 1.  Bruce Smith, Brian Bosworth, Joe Washington, Rocket Ismael, Tee Martin, and Ty Detmer were just a few of the players to suit up as “Team Freedom” (coached by Barry Switzer) against the Troops’ “Team Liberty” (coached by Tommy Bowden).

It was a tough game and a real nail-biter, with the winner being…  Oh, you didn’t think we were going to tell you that, did you?  You’re just going to have to check out the highlights of this first-of-its-kind game during half-time of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Jan 4, on FOX.  Check out some pics below and look for more on Monday!

(l-r) Former notable college football players and coaches Bruce Smith, Barry Switzer, Brian Bosworth, Rocket Ismail, Joe Washington, and Tommy Bowden sign autographs for soldiers at Camp Ali Al Salem in Kuwait December 29, 2009. They were visiting troops prior to the first-ever Tostitos "Salute the Troops" Bowl where soldiers played alongside the football greats on January 1, 2010. (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)

Legendary football coaches Tommy Bowden (l) and Barry Switzer (r) give each other a hard time during a pep rally in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2009. Bowden and Switzer are coaching the opposing teams in the bowl game. (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)

College football great Brian Bosworth (3rd l) high-fives his military teammates during a pep rally in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2009. (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)

Football legend Brian Bosworth (2nd l) stretches out with troops as a Humvee passes by in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2009. (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)

Legendary college football quarterback Ty Detmer (14), playing for Team Freedom, passes under pressure from Team Liberty defender Sgt Eric Trubee of Marshfield, WI, during the first-ever Tostitos/USO “Salute the Troops” Bowl, where legendary college football players played alongside troops in Baghdad, Iraq, January 1, 2010. Also in the photo is football great Tony Casillas (92). (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)

Team Liberty huddles as troops watch in front of MRAP's during the first-ever Tostitos "Salute the Troops" Bowl where legendary college football players played alongside troops in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2010. (USO Photo by Fred Greaves)

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