Pucks & Patriots: Sticking up for Troops
November 10, 2015 - North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Topeka Pilots News Release
Army Spec. Lenard Chambers (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Roger Schneider continued to show their support for the NAHL's Topeka RoadRunners even while on deployment in Afghanistan.
Even though they were deployed halfway around the world, Roger Schneider and Lenard Chambers continued to show their support for their hometown team, the Topeka RoadRunners of the North American Hockey League.
Schneider, an Army sergeant first class, and Chambers, an Army specialist, belong to the RoadRunners fan club known as the Bucket Brigade. They wore their jerseys during some rare downtime in Sharana, Afghanistan, where they were deployed as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, to create a video that was aired as part of the RoadRunners' Military Appreciation Night.
"It's all about sending a message to the players back home as these guys continue to take care of business overseas," said fellow RoadRunners fan Jason Simonsen. "We lover the RoadRunners, and we're the ones who create the ruckus Landon Arena to get the fans going.
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