Volunteers and BBQ contest participants fill the plates of Military personnel who have gathered from the Houston area to Reliant Stadium for a United States Automobile Association sponsored BBQ cook-off contest and to watch the Texans practice football Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. The event is part of a week long Salute to Service campaign prior to the Sunday game. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick.