By Spc. Tiffany Evans
Multi-National Division-Center
CAMP Victory, Iraq – The visits from entertainers help connect deployed Soldiers to home. For some, the connection is quite close – right down to the same town.
After the World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars finished their show at Camp Victory Dec. 5, a Soldier and Diva ran into each other for the first time in two years.
"Diva Kelly Kelly and I are from the same home town. I was an Army recruiter at her high school her senior year," said Sgt. Kenneth Cisson, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., Task Force Fury squad leader. "I remember trying to talk her into joining the Guard or Reserves for extra money while she was in college."
Little did he know after he left Jacksonville, Kelly became famous through the WWE. His cousin called him and told him the news.
"I never imagined her as a wrestler, she was a cheerleader and worked as a waitress back home," Cisson said. "I found out she was one of the Divas coming and hoped I get the chance to see her."
Not only did they see each other after the event, they caught up on their hometown, people they knew and what's been going on in each other's life since they last saw each other.
"Watching the show and running into Kelly was like a breath from home. I went to the show with my squad to support these entertainers who love us enough to come visit while we are deployed, and in the process, I got to see a hometown girl who made it famous," Cisson said.