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Chris Jericho is blogging on WWE Universe for Tribute To The Troops:

On Day 2 of Tribute to the Troops, Chris Jericho spoke with Joey Styles about the trip so far:

JOEY: So Chris Jericho, you spent most of the day at Forward Operating Bases here in Baghdad. You’re not known for your humility at all, but does someone like you find is somewhat humbling that these people who risk their lives are just so in awe of you and so thrilled to meet you and the other WWE Superstars?

JERICHO: What I find humbling more than anything is the fact that these guys come over here for a year or 18 months at a time and they’re so excited to see us and thanking us for coming over, saying “Oh, you’re so tired, it must have been such a long trip.”

We’re here for three days, it’s the least we can do. So that’s very humbling to see guys who really don’t watch wrestling that are just happy to see anyone come visit them.

That just goes to show how much it means to them to see us, and how much it means for us to be here. It really is reciprocal the fact that they can’t believe we’re here and I can’t believe they care that much that we made a sacrifice to come over three days when they’re here 18 months.

-The Big Show blogs from Iraq, from WWE Universe:

Big Show on the Troops

On Day 2 of Tribute to the Troops, The Big Show spoke to Joey Styles about his visit to the Middle East:

JOEY: So Big Show, you were here with Tribute To The Troops two years ago. What changed?

BIG SHOW: I was in Afghanistan two years ago, and I came over to Iraq the first time we came over when we started Tribute to the Troops. I’ve seen a dramatic change here in Baghdad, especially in the attitude of the soldiers.

[Escort-wise], the intensity level isn’t as strict as it was because they’ve done a good job over here. They’re starting to bring about an infrastructure. You can see where these people that were beaten down and persecuted and run into the ground by Saddam Hussein … you see now they are starting to pick themselves up and starting to get themselves back together.

You have to be absolutely blind to not see the positive changes the U.S. military has made, especially here in Baghdad.

JOEY: How does it make you feel when the face of the servicepeople light up to meet you and marvel at your size?

SHOW: It’s humbling … Just by meeting someone, I can make their day. For me, it’s very flattering to say thank you for all the great work those people do. You know, it’s amazing to see how confident and how incredible these young people are over here.

Their skills, their pride in their country, their pride in themselves and their units … I’m so hyped to be over here. You’d have to beat me with a stick to keep me out of here.