 This is one of the final practices before the first nationally televised bowl game hosted by the Marine Corps, a culmination of several training camps and Marines guiding them along the way. Two more days, right? Yes, sir. And then we go kick some less, right? Yes, sir. Ready for it? Yes, sir. We're going to win, right? Yes, sir. For East Team Player 56 Courtney Nguyen, the game holds much more weight than previous challenges. Because I love that this is actually a Marine game, it's sponsored by the Marine Corps. So I'm just going to play my hardest and hopefully you'll see their image of me on the field. His coach and legal guardian, Shannon Messick, retired after 20 years in the Marine Corps and picked Nguyen's interest in football. He has been a role model for Nguyen for many years. I mean, just his constant dedication to our country has pretty much just influenced me greatly. I've never seen anybody work so diligently and so hard just to keep our country free. While West Team won the bowl game 17-14, Nguyen still views this as his top event. I've had a lot of great achievements, but I think this by far is the top. Just being at the way this whole thing came to be them becoming my parents and me being adopted and things like that. I think it's just an awesome experience and I'm glad to happen now. Messick and his wife, also a former Marine, are working toward legally adopting Nguyen, who after the Semper Fi Bowl is off to play for the University of Virginia. From Phoenix, Arizona, I'm Sergeant Andrew Milner.