In anticipation of the upcoming NFL regular season kickoff, Minnesota Vikings fans and deployed soldiers Chief Warrant Officer 4 Joel Gordon and Spc. Lance Nielsen pose for a photo at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing's "Rock" monument proudly wearing their Vikings jerseys, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Gordon, a Dassel, Minn. native, is a C-12 pilot stationed with Detachment 51 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. He currently lives in Washington state. Nielsen, a St. Paul, Minn., native, is an aviation operations specialist with Detachment 39 at Army Aviation Support Facility Number 1 of the Minnesota

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In anticipation of the upcoming NFL regular season kickoff, Minnesota Vikings fans and deployed soldiers Chief Warrant Officer 4 Joel Gordon and Spc. Lance Nielsen pose for a photo at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing's "Rock" monument proudly wearing their Vikings jerseys, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Gordon, a Dassel, Minn. native, is a C-12 pilot stationed with Detachment 51 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. He currently lives in Washington state. Nielsen, a St. Paul, Minn., native, is an aviation operations specialist with Detachment 39 at Army Aviation Support Facility Number 1 of the Minnesota Army National Guard in St. Paul, Minn. ( Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Christopher Campbell)

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