Fort Bragg soldier going to Super Bowl LVII thanks to JJ Watt

Monday, January 23, 2023
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- A Fort Bragg soldier is getting the trip of a lifetime thanks to the generosity of future Hall of Famer JJ Watt.

Watt, who recently announced his retirement from the NFL, tweeted a picture of Sgt. Jackson Bond announcing that he'd be attending the Super Bowl this year.
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Bond is a reconnaissance infantryman assistant team leader, and he was named the 82nd Airborne's paratrooper of the year in 2022.

"To represent the 82nd...It's such a big honor to represent that division, considering just the the scale of how big they've been as a part of our country's history. It's an honor," Bond said.



Watt teamed up with USAA and the 82nd Airborne Division Association to pick a soldier to get tickets to Super Bowl LVII, which will happen February 12 in Glendale, Arizona.
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Bond graduated from Cal State in 2019. He enlisted in the Army as an infantryman in 2020. He plans to take his brother with him to the big game -- both are from Dallas and lifelong Dallas Cowboy fans, so they were hoping the Cowboys could make the big game.
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