Photo By Tech. Sgt. Megan Beatty | Molly Qerim, ESPN First Take host, is joined by co-hosts Stephen A. Smith, Max...... read more read more
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Every year ESPN First Take honors service members near Veterans Day by telecasting their show from a different base and highlights service members who go above and beyond in their careers.
“Veteran’s Day is one of our favorite shows every year,” said Antoine Lewis, ESPN First Take coordinating producer. “We think is important to honor America’s military men and women. It is also a great experience for us to interact and entertain the troops.”
Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman and host Molly Qerim were joined by Darius Rucker, Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, and an audience of Joint Base Charleston service members as the hosts discussed sports topics of the day.
“They were very entertaining,” said U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick O’Brien, 628th Communications Squadron information systems technician. “I’ve seen the show a few times and it was great to see ESPN coming out and supporting us for Veteran’s Day.”
During the program Smith, Kellerman and Qerim discussed various sports topics and debated football and basketball related questions from the audience.
“It was greatly appreciated ESPN came out to support our military,” said U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Damon Holland, 841st Transportation Battalion operations NCO in charge. “It was a lot of fun to see the show and we all had a good time.”
Along with service members from the Air Force, Navy, Army and Coast Guard in the audience, the show set highlighted Team Charleston’s joint mission with static displays of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, a Humvee, a 628th Security Forces Squadron harbor patrol boat, 628th SFS patrol car and an 841st Transportation Battalion rail car.
“On behalf of our service members, civil servants and their families representing the Air Force, Navy, Army, Marines and Coast Guard, I would like to thank First Take for visiting the Lowcountry to salute America’s heroes serving across the globe,” said U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Lyman, JB Charleston commander.
| Date Taken: | 11.07.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 11.08.2016 07:53 |
| Story ID: | 214118 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE CHALESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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