U.S. Troops’ Goal: See the Super Bowl
War and famine may rage around the world, but around here, this week at least, the Super Bowl gets top billing.
A whole chorus of GIs serving in Bosnia-Herzegovina has joined in the constant refrain: How do you get it, where do you watch it, and, by the way, do you know what time it’s on?
“It’s totally absorbed us,” said Capt. Ken McDorman of the American Forces Network, the Defense Department broadcast service. “It’s an American tradition.”
It’s been McDorman’s task to work out the broadcast basics. The mess hall brass are also working feverishly to provide good kickoff eats while rec officers plan full-capacity seating for Sunday’s battle between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys.
McDorman estimates that about 80% of the roughly 12,000 U.S. troops now in Bosnia will be able to follow the game by radio or TV.
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