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Jeff Monken speaks to the significance, impact of Army-Navy game
By Keith Farner
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Jeff Monken understands the significance and impact of the Army-Navy game, and as the Army head coach, he hears how much the game means to people around the world.
“We get messages from around the world, it’s incredible,” Monken said on ESPN’s College GameDay. “It’s incredible to realize the impact that this game has on so many. It’s just such an honor. … We’re representing our special forces with the uniforms we’re wearing, and we have some members of Task Force Dagger, who we represent here on our sleeve.”
Monken added that while the fires were still burning at Ground Zero following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, he said the United States had soldiers on the ground in the Middle East.
“They were answering our nation’s call,” he said. “To get messages from people like that, from around the world who I know today are still out there. It’s not all quiet on the front. We’ve got people out there that are defending our freedom today at this moment.”
“It’s incredible to realize the impact that this game has on so many.”@ArmyWP_Football coach Jeff Monken had powerful words on the meaning behind Army-Navy. @CoachJeffMonken pic.twitter.com/sTM1oJPUOc
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) December 11, 2021
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
