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Drake Maye, USAA Team Up To Gift New England Veteran Super Bowl Tickets
The young Patriots signal caller made the trip to Portland, Maine to surprise the unsuspecting military veteran. Watch the encounter here.
PORTLAND, ME — Drake Maye made an impact on the field during his rookie season with the New England Patriots. Now, the rookie quarterback is making an impact off the field, too.
Maye, The American Legion and USSA teamed up to present U.S. Army veteran Sgt. Matt Jabaut with two tickets to this year's Super Bowl in New Orleans.
Jabaut served in the army for nearly a decade, earning the Expert Field Medical Badge. He completed a combat tour in 2002-2003 to Kuwait and Iraq, and later served as an instructor at the Joint Medical Training Center in Fort Lewis, Washington.
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Jabaut now lives in Lewiston, Maine, where he has been employed in human resources since retiring from the military. He remains an active member of Post 202 of The American Legion in Maine, where he is passionate about mentoring and developing the Legion’s next generation of leaders.
As for the Super Bowl trip, Jabaut and his fiancé, Caroline, also a military veteran, will be making the trip together.
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“It was awesome and a lot of fun getting to surprise Sgt. Matt Jabaut in Portland, Maine, with the news that we were sending him and his fiancé to the Super Bowl,” said Maye. “Knowing my grandfather served, I have so much respect and gratitude for the men and women who’ve served our country, like Staff Sgt. Jabaut."
Watch the video of the meeting below:
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