New York Giants coach to receive Army honor in Va. - The Virginian-Pilot

By Mike Connors
The Virginian-Pilot
© May 22, 2012

ARLINGTON  

New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin will be among those honored at an Army service Wednesday in northern Virginia.  

The Army will hand out Outstanding Civilian Service Awards, starting at 6 p.m., at Whipple Field at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, according to an Army news release. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be hosted by Gen. Ray Odierno, the Army’s chief of staff.  

The awards go to civilians who have made a positive impact on the Army, the release said. Coughlin has been an active participant in the NFL-USO coaches tour of the Persian Gulf, and has made a habit of inviting Wounded Warriors to practices and games. He’s also taken the team to Walter Reed Medical Center.  

Also scheduled to be honored are Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, former NBA referee Bob Delaney, Lynn Chwatsky, the vice president of Outreach for Sesame Street, and Linda Patterson, the founder and president of America Supporting Americans.