Petty Officer 2nd Class Marco Mendez, an electricians mate from Sector Field Office Galveston, offers a prayer for food provided to military personnel from the Houston area as they gathered at Reliant Stadium for a United States Automobile Association sponsored BBQ cook-off contest and Texans practice football viewing Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The event is part of a week long Salute to Service campaign before the Sunday game. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick.