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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Service members, past and present, wave as they are announced prior to the start of a Carolina Panthers game Nov. 3, 2013 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. The National Football League paid tribute to military members by offering them free seats to the football game.131103-F-YG094-068
                        
                        
                        Service members, past and present, wave as they are announced prior to the start of a Carolina Panthers game Nov. 3, 2013 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. The National Football League paid tribute to military members by offering them free seats to the football game.
                
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        Service members in the “Row of Honor” render salutes during the National Anthem Nov. 3, 2013 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Five Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base were selected by the USO of North Carolina Panthers as special guests for their selfless service to their country.131103-F-YG094-187
                        
                        
                        Service members in the “Row of Honor” render salutes during the National Anthem Nov. 3, 2013 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Five Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base were selected by the USO of North Carolina Panthers as special guests for their selfless service to their country.
                
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        Tech. Sgts. Librian Stephens and his wife Lanika Stephens watch a Carolina Panthers game from “Row of Honor” seats Nov. 3, 2013 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. The military honorees were given sideline access during the pregame and a special presentation prior to kick-off. Librian is a 4th Maintenance Group leading standardization section team member and Lanika is a 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons standardization specialist.131101-F-JH807-756
                        
                        
                        Tech. Sgts. Librian Stephens and his wife Lanika Stephens watch a Carolina Panthers game from “Row of Honor” seats Nov. 3, 2013 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. The military honorees were given sideline access during the pregame and a special presentation prior to kick-off. Librian is a 4th Maintenance Group leading standardization section team member and Lanika is a 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons standardization specialist.
                
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Airmen watch Carolina Panthers from 'Row of Honor'Published Nov. 7, 2013
                    
                    By Airman 1st Class Brittain Crolley
                    
                    
                    4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
            **SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AFNS) --**For more than a decade, all 73,778 seats of the Carolina Panthers, Bank of America Stadium have been sold out.
This season, however, eight seats are reserved in honor of the United States military.
For the first time in National Football League history, a special "Row of Honor" was created to pay tribute to American Service members, including a blacked-out POW/MIA chair, which will remain empty. The other seven seats feature a digital camouflage pattern with all service insignias emblazoned on the back, two of which are set aside for a Purple Heart recipient and their guest. 
During the Nov. 3, 2013 football game against the Atlanta Falcons, five Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base were selected to fill these special seats.
"It means a lot to be honored at the game," said Tech. Sgt. Librian Stephens, a 4th Maintenance Group leading standardization section team member. "It really shows the support North Carolina and the country have for the military."
Stephens and his wife, Tech. Sgt. Lanika Stephens, a 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons standardization specialist, attended the game along with Airmen 1st Class Gregory Bowers, a 4th Medical Support Squadron medical technician, Dantrell Hunt, a 4th AMXS aviation resource manager and Noah Lazurka, a 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels lab technician.
According to Peter Vacho, a Carolina Panthers team representative, service members from each military branch will be selected in rotation to fill the seats as honorees. 
The Airmen were given access to the sidelines for the entire pregame and had the opportunity to get up close with a few of the players. Prior to the game's kick-off, the group was announced to the packed stadium. The resulting cheer was thunderous.
"When they announced us before the game, the whole stadium stood up and applauded," Lazurka said. "It was nice to be appreciated and see the community give back; definitely a great experience."
The five Airmen were selected by the USO of North Carolina and the Carolina Panthers organization for their service.
"The USO has done a lot to support us," Librian said. "Without their dedication, events like this wouldn't be possible. They do so much to give back to our troops on a daily basis."NFL 



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