Fort Bliss Monitor

Story by
Sgt. Michael Garrett

(Above right to left)
Maj. Gen. Michael A. Vane shows Pat Tillman Sr. the Army’s new uniform.
Members of the Golden Knights sign autographs for fans.
A Boilermaker receiver prepares to catch the kickoff.

A crowd of 51,288, the biggest ever for the Sun Bowl, enjoyed a day of warmer weather and great football as the Arizona State Sun Devils edged the Prude Boilermakers 27-23.

Tradition was kept as Fort Bliss took part in the day’s festivities. Fort Bliss provided the Color Guard for the day’s event as the Fort Bliss Bagpipers played.

Maj. Gen. Michael A. Vane, Fort Bliss commanding general, provided the coin for the coin toss at the start of the game.

The U.S. Army Golden Knight parachute team jumped in, delivering the game ball after landing in the center of the stadium. Two members wore jerseys to represent each team and carried those teams corresponding state flag as they flew on to the field.

Arizona State and Purdue donated a combined total of approximately 3,000 tickets to be given to Soldiers and their family members.

Fort Bliss Soldiers volunteered to help with a wide variety of jobs, from car parkers to vendor sales. The Soldiers earned a portion of the proceeds from sales at the game for their unit funds.

The Arizona State Sun Devils take the field before their 27-23 win over the Purdue Boilermakers.

Fort Bliss Bagpipers and Soldiers provided support for the singing of the national anthem.



www.bliss.army.mil	Published for the Fort Bliss/El Paso, Texas Community	January 6, 2005

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