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In a fitting close to the NFL's Salute to Service Month, Kansas City Chiefs running backs Charcandrick West and Knile Davis, along with offensive tackle Bryan Witzmann, travelled to Fort Leavenworth to visit with service men and women.
"It's a beautiful place and they accepted us with open arms," West said. "We just came out to show our support and give thanks to those guys and what they do for our country."
The first stop on the tour of Leavenworth was the Post Exchange, where the players and Chiefs cheerleaders signed autographs and took photos with fans.
"We got to meet a lot of great people," West added.
When the autograph session was over, the players moved along to the famous Buffalo Soldier Monument, where they exchanged footballs and gifts with several service men and women.
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The last stop of the day was to the Fort Leavenworth Combined Arms Center Innovation Facility, which houses training devices to prepare soldiers for missions, including tank, helicopter and fighter jet simulations.
"What we're doing is demonstrating different technologies," Lieutenant Colonel Scott Gillman explained. "[Davis is] actually in an A-10 simulation, which is based on a commercial, off-the-shelf game. The goal here is to demonstrate the ability to have different levels of interfaces for different simulations."
Chiefs in action at the Fort Leavenworth Combined Arms Center Innovation Facility. pic.twitter.com/0mVChfr7pI — Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) November 29, 2016
Davis, West and Witzmann all took advantage of the opportunity.
"I was simulating flying a plane—I crashed and I died, so I'm really not here doing this interview," Davis joked. "I think I know what I'm doing now. I had a chance to do it again and figured it out so I'm pretty good at flying planes now."
For nearly a decade the Chiefs have made a series of goodwill visits at local military bases. This partnership strengthens the team's long-standing commitment to members of our armed forces.
For more information on Leavenworth and the Combined Arms Center, click here.
