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Ben's 2018 Veterans Day Salute 533 viewscontinued...

"I grew up in the Pittsburgh area (and will always live here) and have been a Steelers fan all my life! I was lucky to marry a girl that loves Steelers football just as much as I do, and we never miss a game. We are huge Ben fans in this house since he came into the league. I really enjoy watching him play every game day. I also love the work his foundation does for the police around the country. I have a lot of friends that are cops in the Pittsburgh area, so this really means a great deal to me. My wife and I have tried to do our part for Ben and his foundation over the years â€“ weâ€™ve volunteered at the kidsâ€™ camps he holds every summer, and also at his charity golf tournaments. We have even attended his charity events as guests. Iâ€™m proud to be a Marine, a Pittsburgh native, and a life-long Steelers fan!â€ â€” Greg Yakubik.

*Greg, we are honored to tell your story! Thank you for your service not only in the Corps & around the world, but at home in Pittsburgh as well!

Thank you to ALL of our veterans!! We are truly a blessed Nation to have you keeping us safe! God Bless America!

Ben's 2018 Veterans Day Salute 454 viewscontinued...

"I loved being a Marine & fighting for my country! When I left the Corps, I started working in the Emergency Room at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. I guess protecting others is just a part of who I am, which is why I went on to college for Criminal Justice. I am now a Senior Safety Officer for UPMCâ€™s Western Psychiatric Institute." -- Greg Yakubik.

Ben's 2018 Veterans Day Salute 417 views...â€¦.is to Marine Corps veteran and Steelers fan Greg Yakubik (afterall, it IS the same weekend as the Marine Corps Birthday!):

â€œI joined the United States Marine Corps on November 7th, 1999 and was sent to Parris Island, South Carolina for basic training. After graduating from basic, I did infantry training in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. After my training, I was sent to Camp Pendleton, California for my permanent duty station where I spent 4 years. My unit was sent to Australia to do training with Australian forces, then on to Etajima Island Sasebo, Japan; Nagasaki and Okinawa, Japan. In 2003, my unit was sent into Iraq. We were the first unit to cross the border into Baghdad, which was on St Patrickâ€™s Day. My unit took down Baghdad on April 11th.â€ -- Greg Yakubik.

November 11, 2020 - Ben's Veteran's Day Salute366 viewsAnd Logan Clarke:

â€œLong Time #7 Fanâ€

Iâ€™m finally writing to this website after many years of watching the Steelers and my childhood hero, Ben Roethlisberger. I graduated from Mercer High School in 2015, which is about an hour north of the city. At Gannon University in Erie, I played QB/WR for four years (barely got on the field, but I love the game) and commissioned as an Engineer Officer in 2019 through the Army ROTC program. After getting stationed at Fort Bliss, TX in El Paso, Iâ€™m currently a Platoon Leader in the Middle East leading 62 of the best Americans Iâ€™ll ever know.
The most enjoyment I get out here is watching the team win on Sundays. Because of the circumstances with this weekâ€™s bye, I am using part of my day off to finally listen to Mr. Roethlisbergerâ€™s Man Up testimony and Bigger Than Ben series. Both were amazing.

I was in 2nd Grade when Ben was a rookie, and this was basically the first full Steelers season I recall from my childhood. I remember being in my grandmaâ€™s living room praying that the Jets kicker would miss the field goal in the Divisional, and he did. The following year, I remember praying even harder that Mike Vanderjagt would miss the kick after Ben made the shoe-string tackle.

The Super Bowl XL Season was the first year my mom allowed me to play football. Throughout my years, my goal was to mimic Big Ben on the field. In high school, I wore #7 proudly. I was never as big and talented as him, but I tried to play as strong and creative as he always has. Similar to him, my passion and family was always about basketball from a young age. But I found leading an offense to be the most satisfying athletic achievement, so I pursued that dream. Watching a Quarterback do that for my favorite team for so many years drove me to do the same.

November 11, 2020 - Ben's Veteran's Day Salute318 viewsI am so blessed to have had an amazing role model throughout my upbringing. As a kid, I saw him as just an amazing athlete and winner, which is what I needed at the time. As Iâ€™ve matured into a young adult, I now understand how great a Christian, husband, father, and leader he is. And as a 23 year old, that is the type of role model I need in my life.
I want to thank Mr. Roethlisberger, and his beautiful family, for the work (on and off the field) theyâ€™ve done for the city, and the standard theyâ€™ve set for all families across the country.

As for me, Iâ€™m sure youâ€™ve heard it a million times but I truly donâ€™t think of my duty as anything heroic. I just enjoy what I do for a country that I love.

I would like to add a BIG THANK YOU to my dad, LTC (Ret.) Tom Clarke, for his many years of service in the U.S. Army.â€

God Bless and Go Steelers,

Logan Clarke

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