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Battlefield 2 Ballfield; U.S. Veterans Join the LA Football Coaches Unit

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Naval veteran Thomas Harris officiated his first game at his alma mater, Chatsworth

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professional congratulations and thank you for your service to our country talk about what this means to you to be out here officiating with the youth up today this is never really thought that I would even pursue and just the way it happens was this incredible  hey I was in the right place what time and I thank you I thank Nate Boyer and my prayer for bringing me on for this to the tremendous opportunity and I'm grateful obviously this is very special to you in a sense that 2 weeks ago you made your debut as an official officiating the JV and varsity at your alma mater Chatsworth High School did that mean to take the field where you were a student was just wild and mind-boggling I mean I was on that field graduating about 24 years ago and the be back on that field and into officiating JV and varsity first time brownie I never even officiate a game and I'm here I am doing JV and varsity I was asleep this way are so real possibly coming out here one day beneficial weather being football maybe another sport I know a lot of interesting stores  race play Life Is Life is calling us veterans out to get involved and used force and then where did I can take us after it's like comfort zone into my something taking a risk like I said before there's no reward but there's no score without taking the risk so we have to take the risk in life and do things that that take us out of our comfort zone and that's what I did and I'm thankful for it I want you to listen to me all the capitals of the stomach stop consuming 44 in the NFL Omen X where is the shop for 3:29 on the bank in Albia where do you work harness and personal talk about how much this means to you personally just see him out here today in in and enjoy opportunity and I think what we're seeing is the world of football officiating at doing something good for that just bats search for America now is it since returning vets assimilate back into the normalcy of regular life you know I seen enough of you know the horrors of warfare in combat and to bring them back into Americana and the the the joys of Friday Night Football I think speaks volumes for what it means for returning vet to come back into the American way of life style the date you going out going strong this year is a start Someday I'm looking at two dozen three dozen how many veterans are there right now that are in the unemployment lines or are in veteran shelters are staying in VA provided houses let's get these guys out on to the sports Fields earning money but yet play me Autosports passions in being officiating Sports and let's be honest every sport is hurting for a fisher's inclusive this two birds one stone

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