Earlier this month, two groups of Ravens Cheerleaders went to the Middle East for a week.
One group traveled to Afghanistan and the other went to Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. They visited more than a half-dozen bases, performed and talked to countless troops along the way.
Here are their stories:
Ali K. – Kuwait/United Aram Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
I didn’t grow up in a military family and I never had any close friends leave for deployment. Unlike many men and women, I’m lucky to have not known what life feels like waiting on someone to come back home.