What Military Day means to Hall
Eagles coach Andy Reid considers today’s Military Day at Eagles training camp a special occasion. “Without the military, we’re not able to do what we do as players, as coaches and as a country. Our hats are off to them.”
What Military Day means to Hall
Eagles coach Andy Reid considers today’s Military Day at Eagles training camp a special occasion. “Without the military, we’re not able to do what we do as players, as coaches and as a country. Our hats are off to them.”
The team wore camouflage basehall hats during the morning walk-through and several afternoon events are planned, including the arrival of 300 Eagles fans serving in the military.
After the team’s practice, receiver Chad Hall, who played at Air Force and served for a year as second lieutenant, will be joined by Sergeant Shane Parsons, a representative from the Wounded Warrior Project, to shave his head as a fund-raiser for the group.
Hall’s teammates will donate a designated amount to the Project for each “swipe” of his hair, until the long-haired, third-year vet has lost it all. “I’m going from one extreme to another,” Hall said beforehand.
His Air Force buddies think he’s crazy. “They’re all telling me not to do it,” Hall says. “They’re jealous of my hair.”
Parsons, whose convoy was attacked in 2006 in Iraq, suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and two cardiac arrests, and bilateral above-the-knee amputations. He’s now a high school football coach.
Hall says he tells teammates who ask about his service, “I tell them it’s real. It’s not a videogame, it’s the real thing. We need to take the time to respect these guys.”
Way to go Chad Hall. Setting a good example.— P Even- We love Chad Hall out here in military country. As Mountain West Conference MVP, he has gone on to serve his country well.
From a transported Eagles fan in Colorado Springs, who hopes he stays with the E$agles.— Huddell - Chad Hall owes the taxpayers a million $$$ or five more years of service for the cost of his education. He owes Eagles fans an apology for making us miss Reno Mahe.— dragoon6
- basehall...— eaglesfan19306
- @dragoon6, Hall's account is paid in full. He has made wise use of the system as it exists for all. So $%#@-off!
Chad's a stud from a family of studs and studdettes as I've seen up close for over 40 years.— Dben1033 - Is that Andy Gibb in the picture?— Geno D
- Dben - USAF students get a free ivy league quality education at taxpayer expense in return for a minimum active duty commitment. Hall skipped out on his so he could be the 53rd man on an 8-8 team. When his teammates ask him about his service, he should say "I have no idea...all my classmates have been to Iraq, Afghanistan, or pilot training. I've been here with you growing my hail like a girl and doing my best Jeremy Bloom impression." Guy's a fraud. Seriously. But good luck on your stud search.— dragoon6
