What began as a father-son challenge to see a game in each NFL stadium during one season is now in its 10th year of helping fulfill the wishes of members of the military as well as first responders to attend sporting events nationwide.
The nonprofit organization Operation Warrior Wishes, headed by St. Charles resident Craig Steichen and his son, Matt, will be hosting about 150 heroes at Super Bowl events this week. As Craig Steichen related, the group started as a dream to be the first father and son to ever attend an NFL game at all 32 NFL stadiums in one season.
"We politely declined because we were not a charity and there was no reason why he should pay us back," Craig Steichen said. "We don't do it together anymore," he said."I do all the traveling but he's doing all the behind-the-scenes stuff."