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Monday, May 29, 2006
Salute to our troops
Navy coach Billy Lange and Army's Jim Crews are two of the 12 college basketball coaches and sports personalities touring the Persian Gulf region as part of the USO's Operation Hardwood II.

Also on the tour are Mark Gottfried (Alabama), Bobby Lutz (Charlotte), Kelvin Sampson (Indiana), Tubby Smith (Kentucky), Gary Williams (Maryland), Tom Izzo (Michigan State), Dave Odom (South Carolina), Rick Barnes (Texas), ESPN analyst Jay Bilas and former Air Force head coach Reggie Minton.


The 12 are in Kuwait, where they are coaching teams made up of the premier military players and competing in a championship tournament.

Lange, Bilas, Gottfried and Odom will also extend their trip by flying onto an operational carrier where they will hold a 3-on-3 basketball tournament for the sailors aboard the carrier.

Lange has been keeping a diary on the trip. The headline of his latest entry sent us scurrying to see if they posted a picture. After all, given Lange's slight stature, who could fail to imagine a Michael Dukakis moment when they read Lange in the Driver's Seat, Pushes the Limits in Army's M1 Battle Tank.

Find all of Lange's reports from Kuwait on Navy's official site. Army also has posted an update on Crews' participation.
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