Herschel Walker visits Fairchild Air Force Base

Former NFL star and Olympian Herschel Walker speaks to servicemen and women at Fairchild Air Force Base on July 18, 2018. The former1982 Heisman Trophy winner delivered a speech that recollected football, family, faith and reaching out for help with mental illness.

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Wed., July 18, 2018

Former NFL star and Olympian Herschel Walker speaks to servicemen and servicewomen at Fairchild Air Force Base on Wednesday. The former1982 Heisman Trophy winner delivered a speech that recalled football, family, faith and reaching out for help with mental illness.

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Servicemen of Fairchild Air Force Base wait in line to take photos with former NFL player and Olympian Herschel Walker on July 18, 2018. Walker delivered a speech based on his personal experiences with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and reaching out for help.

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Herschel Walker, former All-American and Dallas Cowboy star, speaks at Fairchild Air Force Base on July 18, 2018 about beating stigmas regarding asking for help with mental illness. Walker spoke for an hour to the audience of military members and families with a speech peppered full of jokes, anecdotes and advice.

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Former Georgia Bulldog and NFL player Herschel Walker looks over a piece of memorabilia before autographing it for Tech. Sgt. Isaac Denton at Fairchild Air Force Base on July 18, 2018. After Walker gave an hour-long talk recollecting his life and experiences, audience members were allowed to get autographs and photos with the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner.

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