Exhibition game was highlight of man's leave from Afghanistan Wanda Combs Mar 6, 2011 Mar 6, 2011 Updated May 7, 2019 0 T.J. Robertson is a private military contractor working for the Department of Defense in Afghanistan. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wanda Combs By Wanda CombskAmt5:E@Ck^Am kAm%]y] #@36CED@?[ H9@D6 ;@3 H:E9 E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 s676?D6 <66AD 9:> :? p7892?:DE2? >@DE @7 E96 E:>6[ 6DA64:2==J 6?;@J65 D66:?8 9:D D@? A=2J D2?5=@E 32D<6E32== 5FC:?8 9:D C646?E =62G6] q6:?8 @FE @7 E96 4@F?ECJ[ 96 >:DD6D >@DE @7 E9@D6 E9:?8D] qFE :E E@@< D@>6 DA64:2= 2CC2?86>6?ED E@ >2<6 :E 92AA6?]k^AmkAmp4EF2==J E96 D62D@? 925 2=C625J 6?565[ 2?5 2 DA64:2= D:IE9 2?5 D6G6?E9 8C256 D2?5=@E 6I9:3:E 82>6 36EH66? 9:D D@?’D E62>[ E96 r964< r2G2=:6CD[ 2?5 E96 u=@J5 qF772=@6D 925 E@ 36 2CC2?865] %96 4@2496D[ A2C6?ED[ 2?5 49:=5C6? 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