PENN STATE MILITARY APPRECIATION

Scenes from Military Appreciation Day, Oct. 3, 2015

by AMountz | Oct 5, 2015 | Military Appreciation

: There were 468 volunteers assisting with the Military Appreciation Day tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: The Missing Man Table. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Roughly 10,000 tickets were donated through the Seats for Servicemembers program. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: A USO Troupe provided entertainment at the Military Appreciation tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: The The 28th Infantry Division Band, PA National Guard entertains at the Military Appreciation tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: The The 28th Infantry Division Band, PA National Guard entertains at the Military Appreciation tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: The The 28th Infantry Division Band, PA National Guard entertains at the Military Appreciation tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: The Pennsylvania National Guard 28th Division Band. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Penn State Ability Athletes had an information table set up on the concourse of th Bryce Jordan Center for the Military Appreciation Day tailgate. Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Rain didn’t deter these volunteer cooks for the Military Appreciation tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Volunteers cook for 10,000 attendees of the Military Appreciation Day tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: U.S. Army Command Sgt. Major Dennis Defreese fist-bumps a volunteer cook for the Military Appreciation tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: The Army West Point Glee Club provided entertainment at the Military Appreciation tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: The Army West Point Glee Club provided entertainment at the Military Appreciation tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Director Robert Cardillo, left, and his chief of staff, Ed Mornston, served food to military veterans and their families during the Military Appreciation tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Local veteran hero Adam Hartswick, who lost both legs in combat in Afghanistan, chats with Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Clark, current commander of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where Hartswick was treated.

: The Army Mule stopped by the Military Appreciation tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Army veteran and State College Area High School graduate Adam Hartswick, with World War II veteran John Young during the Military Appreciation tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Army veteran and State College Area High School graduate Adam Hartswick, second from right, along with his mother, Morgen Hummel, right, and girlfriend, Sara Bordack, chat with World War II veteran John Young, left, and his son, Eric, during the Military Appreciation tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Penn State President Eric Barron greets Morgen Hummel, mother of Army veteran and State College Area High School graduate Adam Hartswick. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Penn State President Eric Barron and his wife, Molly Barron, pose with Army veteran and State College Area High School graduate Adam Hartswick; Hartswick’s mother, Morgen Hummel; and his girlfriend, Sara Bordack, right. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Penn State President Eric Barron greets Army veteran and State College Area High School graduate Adam Hartswick, as his wife, Molly Barron; Hartswick’s mother, Morgen Hummel; and his girlfriend, Sara Bordack, right, look on. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Army veteran and State College Area High School graduate Adam Hartswick, center, with Penn State President Eric Barron, right; Molly Barron, lef; and Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Clark and his wife, Sue, during the Military Appreciation tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Members of the Penn State Blue Band parade into the Bryce Jordan Center for Military Appreciation Day. Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: The Blue Band was part of the entertainment lineup for the Military Appreciation tailgate held at the Bryce Jordan Center before the Penn State vs. Army game Oct. 3, 2015.

: The Blue Band was part of the entertainment at the Military Appreciation tailgate in the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: The Blue Band was part of the entertainment for the Military Appreciation Day tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: The Blue Band entertained the crowd at the Military Appreciation tailgate at the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Honorary coin-toss participants with Penn State President Eric Barron. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Referees greet the coin-toss participants. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Penn State football Coach James Franklin greets Guy Bluford before the coin toss. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Penn State football Coach James Franklin greets one of the Wilson sisters before the coin toss. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Penn State football Coach James Franklin greets one of the Wilson sisters before the coin toss. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Penn State football Coach James Franklin greets one of the Wilson sisters before the coin toss. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Penn State football Coach James Franklin greets Penn State President Eric Barron before the coin toss. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Penn State football Coach James Franklin greets Molly Barron before the coin toss. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Coin-toss. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Honorary coin-toss participants. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Honorary coin-toss participants. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Penn State Ability Athletes Ed Bonfiglio, Dave Noblit, Max Rohn and Kortney Clemons with Coach Teri Jordan and the Nittany Lion. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Penn State Athletic Director Sandy Barbour, left, joined Penn State Ability Athletes and Wounded Warriors Max Rohn, Dave Noblit, Ed Bonfiglio and Kortney Clemons, as well as Ability Athletics coach Teri Jordan, for recognition during Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: The combined Penn State and Army West Point Glee Clubs sang “God Bless America at the conclusion of halftime. Military Appreciation Day, Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: Blue Band members show their Military Appreciation Day spirit. Penn State vs. Army, Oct. 3, 2015.

: A special video from aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aired with 1:26 left in the game. The TR, currently deployed to the Persian Gulf, boasts a dozen Penn State alumni aboard, including Capt. Craig Clapperton, commanding officer of the TR; and Capt. Fred Pyle, commander of Destroyer Squadron Two.Playing saxophone in the video is 2012 Blue Band alumnus Charlie Kuhns, who is serving aboard the TR as an information systems technician second class. Watch the video at https://youtu.be/cGV3ICIp3SA

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