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By Sgt. Chris Jones
40th Public Affairs Detachment
KUWAIT— Spc. Aaron Hunnel was playing the video game NFL Madden as his favorite team the Denver Broncos. But he was losing to the New Orleans Saints, in large part to Drew Brees' two touchdown passes.
Brees, a New Orleans' quarterback, visited service members deployed to several camps in Kuwait, April 2, shaking hands and offering photo opportunities for troops. He began at the Expeditionary Medical Facility-Kuwait.
When Brees walked into the hospital, he saw Hunnel playing the video game and wearing a Denver Broncos hat.
"It was actually kind of embarrassing," Hunnel said about the irony of meeting the player he was playing against. "He threw two 80-yard touchdowns against me."
The NFL players visit also included Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Donnie Edwards, who was sporting a 101st Airborne Division Battle of the Bulge t-shirt.
The hospital visit in Kuwait was a personal one for Brees. Around this time in 2006 the quarterback was rehabilitating from a potential, career-ending shoulder injury, while he was playing for the San Diego Chargers.
Not only did Brees recover but he also led the Saints to the NFC Championship game – the farthest the franchise had ever gone in the playoffs. For a city that was still in its own kind of recovery process – after Hurricane Katrina – Brees brought Saints fans to their feet all season long, eventually earning 2nd place in the NFL's Most Valuable Player voting and first in the NFC.
"He was the MVP of the league last year," said Petty Officer 1st Class John Fitzgerald. "He doesn't have to come to Kuwait. So that's awesome."
| Date Taken: | 04.19.2007 |
| Date Posted: | 04.19.2007 10:15 |
| Story ID: | 10007 |
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