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“Honoring the Troops” may come at a cost $$$ (41 photos and story)

“Honoring the Troops” may come at a cost $$$ (41 photos and story)

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“Honoring the Troops” may come at a cost $$$ (41 photos and story)

Posted: 02 Oct 2015 04:06 PM PDT

When the Jets paused to honor soldiers of the New Jersey Army National Guard at home games during the past four years, it was more than a heartfelt salute to the military — it was also worth a good stack of taxpayer money, records show. The Department of Defense and the Jersey Guard paid the Jets a total of $377,000 from 2011 to 2014 for the salutes and other advertising, according to federal contracts. Overall, the Defense Department has paid 14 NFL teams $5.4 million during that time, of which $5.3 million was paid by the National Guard to 11 teams under similar contracts.

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Not a weekend with-out some Bad Ideas (80 HQ Photos)

Posted: 02 Oct 2015 03:33 PM PDT

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