Hollywood Actors Visit Kuwait on Goodwill Military Tour
Posted by
Brian Lee on Mon, Jan 30, 2012 @ 11:27
The Thanksgiving holiday is a time of year when many Americans travel home to visit family and friends. Pro Sports MVP was privileged to work with three Hollywood actors who chose to travel half way across the world to say thank you to their heroes this past November. Scott Adsit (30 Rock), Cassidy Lehrman (Entourage) and Kristanna Loken (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines) flew to Kuwait to spend their Thanksgiving holiday with our deployed military service members. It was the actors’ first time participating in a goodwill tour and they all had a once-in-a-lifetime experience that they will never forget.
The soldiers were excited to meet these Hollywood ambassadors, take photos with them and get signed autograph cards during their visit. During some of the meet & greet events, military personnel would ask the celebrities questions about their experiences working with fellow actors like Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jeremy Piven or Arnold Schwarzenegger. Soldiers shared their favorite episodes of 30 Rock with Scott or asked Cassidy about the rumored Entourage movie. The actors stayed on base, had their meals with military personnel in the dining facilities and had the opportunity to experience a week of living as the soldiers do throughout their time in Kuwait.
The group visited Camp Patriot on Thanksgiving Day. Camp Commander LT COL Soukup welcomed the actors to the base and thanked them for their visit. He then let them know that their presence was requested outside for a promotion ceremony. Staff SGT Kaufman was being promoted to SGT First Class and he asked Kristanna to participate in the ceremony. Kristanna’s job was to pin SFC Kaufman’s new rank on his uniform. She followed tradition and punched SFC Kaufman in the chest and almost knocked him off his feet to the applause of his fellow soldiers. A big hug from Kristanna was all SFC Kaufman needed to ease his pain or embarrassment. The group toured the base that afternoon visiting an Army boat crew who were decorating their ship for the holidays. They also spent some time with soldiers whose responsibility was to prepare army vehicles from Iraq for inspection so they could be shipped back to the US. Kristanna and Scott talked with some female soldiers whose mission was driving trailers of heavy equipment from Iraq south into Kuwait. The base prepared a traditional Thanksgiving dinner and the actors dined with soldiers and sailors. Scott, Cassidy and Kristanna all commented that the tour was a Thanksgiving that they would never forget!