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UFC MARTIAL ARTIST BJ PENN VISITED THE HICKAM ENLISTED CLUB TO MEET SERVICE MENBERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES. HE SIGNED SOME AUTOGRAPHS AND TALKED TO SOME OF HIS FANS, A GROUP THAT
HE SEES HAVING THINGS IN COMMON WITH HIS OWN PROFESSION.
"I'VE BEEN TO THIS BASE A COUPLE OF TIMES. I'VE SEEN THE MILITARY OVER HERE AND THEY
ARE A BUNCH OF WARRIORS THAT ARE IN THE MILITARY. I JUST ENJOY THESE GUYS OUT HERE DOING THEIR
THING. YOU KNOW WE CAN GIVE A LITTLE BACK BY COMING DOWN AND SPENDING THE DAY WITH THEM."
PENN IS ORIGINALLY FROM HAWAII. HE'S A WORLD CHAMPION IN BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU AND A TWO
TIME CHAMPION IN MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. TECH. SGT. MICHAEL JACKSON JOINT BASE PEARL
HARBOR-HICKAM.