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[marilyn.monroe]

Vid http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:8077558

Ramstein Air Base in Germany, the home of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and also a North Atlantic Treaty Organization installation, is the proposed location, pending formal approval by the U.S. Department of Defense, which negotiated the game with ESPN programming.

Hollis issued a statement late Monday night to ESPN.com saying: "During Coach Izzo's outreach trips to visit and coach our troops overseas, along with our recent experience in San Diego aboard the USS Carl Vinson, we have all developed deep admiration and respect for the men and women that serve in our armed forces. Those troops, many the same age as our student-athletes, protect the freedom that we enjoy every day. It is our responsibility to give reflection and support to these men and women that currently serve and have served in the past. As such, we appreciate the consideration by the Department of Defense to allow NCAA competition to be a reflection of the support our entire nation feels for our troops."


http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/8096915/michigan-state-face-connecticut-nov-9-overseas-military-base

[BigRedDog]

I was stationed about 2.5 hours east of Ramstein AFB...   

we would get over that way occasionally but I might have made a special trip to see this game