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2009 NFL USO Tour - Iraq

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden poses for a photo with U.S. Army Capt. Erica Chin of Killeen, TX, who wears Gruden's Super Bowl ring, during a USO meet-and-greet at Forward Operating Base Maraz in Mosul, Iraq, July 2, 2009. Gruden and a host of other NFL coaching legends are in the combat zone as part of a week-long USO tour to bring troops a touch of home during the July 4th holiday, signing autographs, posing for photos and boosting morale. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

Commanding General of Multi-National Force - Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno (3rd,L), poses with NFL coaching legends (L-R) John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens), Jeff Fisher (Tennessee Titans), Tom Coughlin (NY Giants), Jon Gruden (formerly Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders) and Bill Cowher (formerly Pittsburgh Steelers) on the airfield at Forward Operating Base Warrior near Kirkuk in Iraq, July 2, 2009. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

Bill Cowher, the former head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, poses with U.S. Air Force SRA Jonathan Echevarria of Milwaukee, Wisc,, who wears Cowher's Super Bowl ring at a USO meet-and-greet at Forward Operating Base Warrior near Kirkuk, Iraq, July 2, 2009. The coaches, wearing the colors of the U.S. Army's First Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Tex, are stepping off the sideline into the combat zone as part of a week-long USO tour to bring troops a touch of home during the July 4th holiday, signing autographs, posing for photos and boosting morale. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher chats with U.S. Air Force personnel in the transit lounge in Kuwait, July 1, 2009, prior to joining other NFL coaches for a flight to Baghdad, Iraq, where they will meet with U.S. troops to boost morale, sign autographs and join in July 4th festivities as part of a USO-sponsored tour. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

NFL coaches (L-R) Bill Cowher (formerly Pittsburgh Steelers), Jon Gruden (formerly Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders), Tom Coughlin (NY Giants), John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens) and Jeff Fisher (Tennesee Titans) pose with their U.S. Army pilots CW2 Michael Mignogna of Warrington, Penn (L) and CW4 Jonathan Case of Fort Dix, NJ, prior to their departing Kuwait, July 1, 2009, for a flight to Baghdad, Iraq, where they will meet with U.S. troops to boost morale, sign autographs and join in July 4th festivities as part of a USO-sponsored tour. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

Commanding General of Multi-National Force Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno (R), chats with NFL Head Coaches John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens (L) and Tom Coughlin of the New York Giants outside the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, July 2, 2009. The coaches are stepping off the sideline into the combat zone as part of a week-long USO tour to bring troops a touch of home during the July 4th holiday, signing autographs, posing for photos and boosting morale. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

Commanding General of Multi-National Force Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno (C), poses for a photo with NFL head coaching legends (L-R) Jon Gruden (formerly Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders), Tom Coughlin (New York Giants), Jeff Fisher (Tennessee Titans), John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens) and Bill Cowher (formerly Pittsburgh Steelers) at the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, July 2, 2009. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin greets a soldier at a USO meet-and-greet in front of a giant poster for the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division, at Forward Operating Base Warrior near Kirkuk, Iraq, July 2, 2009. Coughlin joined other NFL coaches who are stepping off the sideline into the combat zone as part of a week-long USO tour to bring troops a touch of home during the July 4th holiday, signing autographs, posing for photos and boosting morale. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

U.S. Army CSM Larry Wilson (L) joins hands with NFL coaching legends (L-R) Jon Gruden (formerly Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders), Tom Coughlin (NY Giants), John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens), Jeff Fisher (Tennessee Titans) and Bill Cowher (formerly Pittsburgh Steelers) prior to a USO meet-and-greet at Forward Operating Base Warrior near Kirkuk, Iraq, July 2, 2009. The coaches, wearing the colors of the US Army's First Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Tex, are stepping off the sideline into the combat zone as part of a week-long USO tour to bring troops a touch of home during the July 4th holiday, signing autographs, posing for photos and boosting morale. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh (L) poses with U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Hewitt of Baltimore, MD, who wears Raven's quarterback Joe Flacco's number 5 jersey at a USO meet-and-greet at Forward Operating Base Warrior near Kirkuk, Iraq, July 2, 2009. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

Commanding General of Mutli-National Force Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno (R), escorts New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin around at Mosul Airfield in Iraq, July 2, 2009. Coughlin is joined by other NFL coaching legends who are stepping off the sideline into the combat zone as part of a week-long USO tour to bring troops a touch of home during the July 4th holiday, signing autographs, posing for photos and boosting morale. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

U.S. troops, who are fans of former Pittsburgh Steeler head coach Bill Cowher, wait in line with trademark Terrible Towels and autograph sheets for their chance to meet a group of NFL coaching legends at Forward Operating Base Maraz in Mosul, Iraq, July 2, 2009. The NFL coaches are in the region as part of a week-long USO tour to bring troops a touch of home during the July 4th holiday, signing autographs, posing for photos and boosting morale. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

Former Pittsburgh Steeler head coach Bill Cowher poses for a photo with U.S. Army SFC Parrish Miller of Forest City, NC, who wears Cowher's Super Bowl ring, during a USO meet-and-greet at Forward Operating Base Maraz in Mosul, Iraq, July 2, 2009. Cowher, along with four other NFL coaching legends, are in the region as part of a week-long USO tour to bring troops a touch of home during the July 4th holiday, signing autographs, posing for photos and boosting morale. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

Former Pittsburgh Steeler head coach Bill Cowher poses for a photo (R) as dozens of U.S. troops gather during a USO meet-and-greet at Forward Operating Base Maraz in Mosul, Iraq, July 2, 2009. The group is in the region as part of a week-long USO tour to bring troops a touch of home during the July 4th holiday, signing autographs, posing for photos and boosting morale. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

U.S. military personnel break out in laughter as they take photos and listen to remarks by some NFL coaching legends during a USO meet-and-greet at the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, July 2, 2009. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO Photo)

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (C) poses with NFL coaches (L-R) Jon Gruden (formerly Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders), Bill Cowher (formerly Pittsburgh Steelers), Jeff Fisher (Tennessee Titans), Tom Coughlin (NY Giants) and John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens) during a quick break of a week-long USO tour. Biden's son, Capt. Beau Biden (2nd,R), who is serving in Iraq, joined the group, July 2, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO)

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and his son, Capt. Beau Biden (3rd,L), who is serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq, chat with NFL coaches (L-R) Bill Cowher (formerly Pittsburgh Steelers), John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens), Tom Coughlin (NY Giants) and Jon Gruden (formerly Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders, July 2, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. The group is in the region as part of a week-long USO tour. (Photo by Mike Theiler/USO)