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Super Bowl XLV Good Luck Wishes....2077 viewsFrom Afghanistan!

Chad Wilson and Chris Camp support their Steelers while serving their country!

Photo sent on January 23, 2011.

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Veterans Day Weekend - 20122047 viewsI just want to say thank you to all the veterans and current service people both here in the USA and around the world. Thank you for all your service to this great country and for providing us with the freedoms we take for granted everyday. All of you men and women that serve, and have served, we thank you and love you and honor you! God bless you all. -- Ben

Photo from the Steelers vs Giants game, November 4, 2012 at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey.

1997 viewsFrom U.S. Army veteran Noah Galloway via twitter to @_BigBen7:

"It's a great feeling when Roethlisberger introduces himself to you and thanks you for your service. Great guy! It was incredible to have him come up to me...I really appreciated it! "

Noah had just completed the White Sands Missile Range 23rd Annual Bataan Memorial Death March in New Mexico, and was on his way home to Alabama when he met Ben at the airport. Noah and his team, TEAM X-T.R.E.M.E completed the 26.2 mile march wearing 47lb packs and gas masks.

Thank you so much to Noah!

January 26, 2012 - Pro Bowl week1891 viewsBen poses with military personnel after practice.

Photo taken by Michael Moore, who is stationed in Hawaii.

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Colonel Bill Ellis, USAF1807 views"Here is a picture of my husband Bill Ellis, Colonel USAF. He is currently serving in Qatar and moving to Afghanistan on Monday.
I wanted to see if you would have the photo posted on the board at the field during the game. I just want to make a tribute to him. He works so hard and has been a loyal Steelers fan since he was 7 years old." -- Susan Ellis

Susan, Shannon, Connor and Colleen Ellis

(the photo of Colonel Ellis was taken on the roof of Saddam Husseinâ€™s palace in Baghdad).

Veterans Day, 20111806 viewsPhoto 3:

"Good morning...from Iraq...I'm a US Army soldier, getting ready to finish out my tour in Iraq and was just wondering if you would like to pass on to Ben (and the rest of the team) some of the attached photos of me and my teammates during our travels through the country with my Terrible Towel.

"I've been a Steeler fan since I was a kid and never thought I'd get to do the things I've been doing for the Army and for our country...I just wanted to share these with you all and hope you enjoy them...One thing I've been able to do is follow the Steelers during this deployment and I'm looking forward to getting home and catching the last couple of the season from my home (in Virginia) with my family. Take care and thanks!"

CW3 Thomas Romero
US Army - serving in Iraq

Veterans Day, 20111790 viewsSGT's David and Tricia Aponte. Myself, CW4 Dave Bassili.

"Been in 22 years and still going strong. Just tell Ben and the boys win or lose, I still bleed black and gold! And why did it take so long to start going to Heath more than for just an outletâ€¦just kidding! Just win, that's it! Go Steelers!!"

Veterans Day, 20111751 viewsPhoto 1:

"Good morning...from Iraq...I'm a US Army soldier, getting ready to finish out my tour in Iraq and was just wondering if you would like to pass on to Ben (and the rest of the team) some of the attached photos of me and my teammates during our travels through the country with my Terrible Towel.

"I've been a Steeler fan since I was a kid and never thought I'd get to do the things I've been doing for the Army and for our country...I just wanted to share these with you all and hope you enjoy them...One thing I've been able to do is follow the Steelers during this deployment and I'm looking forward to getting home and catching the last couple of the season from my home (in Virginia) with my family. Take care and thanks!"

CW3 Thomas Romero
US Army - serving in Iraq

January, 2011 - Showing support from "the other side of the world"1727 views "I'm LTJG William L. Tschumy, USN, and I just wanted to share a photo of a buddy of mine from Flight School who also just so happens to be one of your team's greatest fans! His name is Lieutenant Junior Grade Bobby Telatovich, callsign, "Fun Bobby", United States Navy, and is currently forward deployed. Honestly, I'm sending in this picture because I'm not sure how those Terrible Towels made their way to the other side of the world, but they did, and I thought it would be cool to show the rest of America, and the world this picture of a Die Hard Steeler Fan! He's the dude on the right with the sunglasses, one of my best buds. Thank you!" -- LTJG Tschumy

Veterans Day Weekend - 20121654 viewsI fly the AH-64D Longbow Apache Attack helicopter. The Terrible Towel went with me on every mission I flew during my 12-month tour. This was taken in Afghanistan in July 2011. I still take the Towel with me on every flight, even here in the States. It has accumulated over 450 combat flight hours and about 700 total flight hours. -- CW2 Jeffrey Jones

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Veterans Day, 20111575 viewsPhoto 2:

"Good morning...from Iraq...I'm a US Army soldier, getting ready to finish out my tour in Iraq and was just wondering if you would like to pass on to Ben (and the rest of the team) some of the attached photos of me and my teammates during our travels through the country with my Terrible Towel.

"I've been a Steeler fan since I was a kid and never thought I'd get to do the things I've been doing for the Army and for our country...I just wanted to share these with you all and hope you enjoy them...One thing I've been able to do is follow the Steelers during this deployment and I'm looking forward to getting home and catching the last couple of the season from my home (in Virginia) with my family. Take care and thanks!"

CW3 Thomas Romero
US Army - serving in Iraq

Veterans Day, 20111557 viewsPhoto 4:

"Good morning...from Iraq...I'm a US Army soldier, getting ready to finish out my tour in Iraq and was just wondering if you would like to pass on to Ben (and the rest of the team) some of the attached photos of me and my teammates during our travels through the country with my Terrible Towel.

"I've been a Steeler fan since I was a kid and never thought I'd get to do the things I've been doing for the Army and for our country...I just wanted to share these with you all and hope you enjoy them...One thing I've been able to do is follow the Steelers during this deployment and I'm looking forward to getting home and catching the last couple of the season from my home (in Virginia) with my family. Take care and thanks!"

CW3 Thomas Romero
US Army - serving in Iraq

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