Army's uniforms for the annual Army-Navy game are inspired by the 20th anniversary of the 3rd Infantry Division’s participation in the opening phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The uniform pays tribute to the division’s “Dogface Soldiers,” with the division’s nickname “Rock of the Marne” on the helmets. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Retired Gen. David Perkins is seen in the Thunder Run hoodie he plans to wear at Saturday’s Army-Navy game. “The brigade I commanded during the Thunder Run was divided into two task forces: Task Force Heavy Metal and Task Force Rock and Roll,” he said. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Army's uniforms for the annual Army-Navy game are inspired by the 20th anniversary of the 3rd Infantry Division’s participation in the opening phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The uniform pays tribute to the division’s “Dogface Soldiers,” with the division’s nickname “Rock of the Marne” on the helmets. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Retired Gen. David Perkins is seen in the Thunder Run hoodie he plans to wear at Saturday’s Army-Navy game. “The brigade I commanded during the Thunder Run was divided into two task forces: Task Force Heavy Metal and Task Force Rock and Roll,” he said. (COURTESY PHOTO)
JACKSON — David Perkins got tickets months ago to the 124th annual Army-Navy football game, which will be played today at 3 p.m. at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots, for the first time. He and wife, Ginger, were looking forward to the game, but it became even more special when the Jackson couple learned the special meaning behind this year’s Army team uniform at around Thanksgiving.
That’s when Perkins, a retired four-star general who led the overthrow of dictator Saddam Hussein in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, started receiving congratulatory phone calls.
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