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Greg Dunn558 viewsposed with Ben at the Archery Trade Association Expo on January 8, 2013. Ben attended the event in Kentucky with Brett Keisel and Merril Hoge.

You can see more photos and read more about the event:

http://bigben7.com/usa-archery-says-benknowsarchery/

JesÃºs Vera-Villarreal in London!558 views "honor a quien honor merece: Big Ben por siempre" (honor to whom honor is due: Big Ben forever)! -- JesÃºs, standing in front of Big Ben, all the way from Mexico.

January 18, 2017 - PRIDE RUNS DEEP558 viewsErin,

Please find attached a picture of the USS PITTSBURGH SS-720 Crew, over in Crete, holding 100 terrible towels and rooting for the Steelers. The submarine veterans of the Requin Base, here in Pittsburgh, sent them the towels.

PRIDE RUNS DEEP:

Huey Dietrich â€“ Commander, Requin Base

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â€œWe are about halfway through our deployment and things are great here! We got an unexpected trip to Souda Bay in Crete and had an opportunity to take a picture with the towels.â€

LCDR David Nichols
Executive Officer
USS PITTSBURGH (SSN 720)

*Click on the image to see a larger & better version!!

And across the border up north...557 viewsJon Reyes proves that Steeler Nation is well represented in Canada!!

*Click on any photo to see a larger version!

Summer Vacation Time - Steelers Style557 viewsFrank Semple says, â€œWeâ€™re displaying our Pittsburgh Steelers Pride in the bayou!!â€

Training Camp, 2017557 viewsbeach lord kyle @KyleStevenson12
A great day at @steelers training camp! Thanks to @_BigBen7!!

â€œThanks so much for the handshake after training camp today, Ben!!! Class act!â€ â€” Bill Nudo.

July 13th, 2013 - Big Ben in Nashville556 viewsSuni and Ron Keating's daughter, Brittny Dorsett also attended the Garth Brooks Appreciation Party. Brittny is not only the "biggest Garth fans on earth but also a very big Steelers fan!

"I was so excited to attend this event because I absolutely love Garth Brooks and have been singing his songs since I learned to speak! I had no idea my favorite QB in the NFL would be there! Ben was so nice. I'm even more proud now to be a part of Steeler Nation!" -- Brittny

You can see photos of Ben & Ashley with Garth Brooks in Ben's album:

http://bigben7.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=lastup&cat=-84

556 viewsPatrickâ€™s story about the loss of his young son was featured on the site on February 27, 2013.

â€œWe went to St. Vincent three daysâ€¦Friday for the night practice where Kathleen got lots of autographs; On Monday (8/5), I got Benâ€™s autograph on my sonâ€™s jersey. I told him it was my sonâ€™s favorite jersey and that he had passed away December 30th and had been featured on his site. He looked at me and said, â€˜I am sorry. (Pause) I am really very sorry!â€™. It was very nice for him to acknowledge it all in the pandemonium that was surrounding him at the time.

On Wednesday (8/7), we went back with one of the kidsâ€™ ski instructors and three of their ski buddies. Kathleen and two of the kids got Benâ€™s autograph. Kathleen was beaming. I was amazed at how gracious Ben wasâ€¦ It had been a long practice and both his right elbow and left knee were heavily iced and he moved gingerly. In spite of this, he signed hundreds of autographsâ€¦ It was a pretty impressive display.

http://bigben7.com/in-memory-of-a-young-fan/

Jasmine Burt in Canada!554 viewsJasmine stands in front of one of the beautiful sites in Canada, and naturally she has her Big Ben jersey on and holding up her Terrible Towel!

April, 2018 - There's no such thing as the "off-season" in Steeler Nation!554 viewsNathan Holmes may be deployed to Afghanistan at the moment, but the Steelers are always on his mind, and his ears! He told us he is, â€œExtremely ready for football season to start!â€. Stay safe Nathan!!

Connor553 viewsPatrick Williams sent this photo of his daughter Kathleen, and his late son, Connor on their last weekend together before Connor's sudden passing.

You can read Connor's story here:

http://bigben7.com/in-memory-of-a-young-fan/

An Easter poem, written by Connor's father:

THE EASTER EGG HUNT THAT WAS NOT
By Patrick Williams
Dedicated to Connor P Williams (6/22/01-12/30/12)- Terrific Son, Wonderful Brother, Great Friend and Wonderful Little Man

Kathleen woke up on Easter morn
And she was missing you and a bit forlorn.
She said, â€œI wish Connor was hereâ€,
But she smiled thinking of you and shed not a tear.

â€œHe would do an Easter egg hunt with meâ€,
Kathleen continued with a smile- bright and shiny,
â€œAnd if you took our picture, he would stand right hereâ€,
Holding her arms to her right, as if you were near.

So I took a picture of your sister alone-
A symbol of another uninvited tragedy which into our life has blown
And it is symbolic of the changes in tradition
That will forever haunt me with each and every commission.

And there were two Easter baskets in the basement-
The same number and place, but the recipients were different;
For your basket was left for me,
And it is something that I never wanted to be.

For I always thought that the Easter bunny
Would deliver baskets to both of my children- bright and sunny,
But you left us suddenly and were gone,
So that tradition, too, changed this Easter dawn.

Your best friend, Grant, came to the egg hunt.
He did it out of love and kindness- it was no stunt.
He, like you, got a good lead on your sis,
Then helped her find the other eggs, making sure none were missed.

Kathleen had fun, and Grant did, too
But we were still all missing you.
And even though all eggs were found that were sought
Because you werenâ€™t there, it was really the Easter egg hunt that was not.

And I have cried in the wake of that busy Easter day
And I have folded my hands often to pray
For God to give me the strength to get through
All of the times I find myself greatly missing you.

And if there is one saving thought,
It is that, with Christâ€™s blood, our deliverance is bought
And that, because of Easter, I will once again see you,
And, then, we will smile, have good times and no longer feel blue.

August Fan Photos - Traveling around New York "Big Ben" style553 viewsCarl Stresing â€@CarlStresing Aug 25 Hilton, NY
I retired my "Polamalu" NYS license plate today, & I installed a "Big7Ben". @_BigBen7 #SteelersNation #SNUproud

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