read this news story<\/a>.<\/p>\nThose of you who will not be joining us in Arizona can purchase tickets for active duty military personnel at Luke Air Force Base, located just outside of Phoenix. Many of you have already purchased and donated tickets, and I thank you for supporting the men and women dedicated to our country and our freedom.<\/p>\n
You have the option to donate tickets when you order by phone or online.<\/p>\n
Thank you for everything you do to support our\u00a0student-athletes\u00a0and for your commitment to serving others.<\/p>\n
Go Knights!<\/p>\n
John C. Hitt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our Â鶹ӳ»´«Ã½ family is known for its strong commitment to serving others and making a difference. As our football team prepares for its final game in this exciting and historic season \u2013 the Jan. 1 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl \u2013 I ask you to consider two opportunities to give back to the Arizona communities that will graciously welcome our team and…","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":56064,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"template-twocol.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lazy_load_responsive_images_disabled":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1810,2510,3168,11119],"tu_author":[],"class_list":["post-56387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-football","tag-john-c-hitt","tag-military","tag-tostitos-fiesta-bowl"],"yoast_head":"\n
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