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Photos: Broncos host pregame Salute to Service reception for military members

Before Sunday's game between the Broncos and Vikings, Denver hosted a pregame reception for service members with Owners Carrie Walton Penner and Condoleezza Rice.

Carrie Walton Penner at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Carrie Walton Penner and Condoleezza Rice at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner and Condoleezza Rice at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Condoleezza Rice at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Condoleezza Rice at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner, Condoleezza Rice and Damani Leech at a pregame reception for service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner, Condoleezza Rice and Damani Leech at a pregame reception for service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner, Condoleezza Rice and Damani Leech at a pregame reception for service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner, Condoleezza Rice and Damani Leech at a pregame reception for service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner, Condoleezza Rice and Damani Leech at a pregame reception for service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner, Condoleezza Rice and Damani Leech at a pregame reception for service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner, Condoleezza Rice and Damani Leech at a pregame reception for service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner, Condoleezza Rice and Damani Leech at a pregame reception for service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner, Condoleezza Rice and Damani Leech at a pregame reception for service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner, Condoleezza Rice and Damani Leech at a pregame reception for service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner, Condoleezza Rice and Damani Leech at a pregame reception for service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner, Condoleezza Rice and Damani Leech at a pregame reception for service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner, Condoleezza Rice and Damani Leech at a pregame reception for service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner, Condoleezza Rice and Damani Leech at a pregame reception for service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Condoleezza Rice at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Condoleezza Rice at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Condoleezza Rice at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Condoleezza Rice at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Condoleezza Rice at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Condoleezza Rice at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Condoleezza Rice at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Condoleezza Rice at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Condoleezza Rice with the Broncos' service dogs, Bucky and Thunder, before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Pete Eklund / Denver Broncos
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Condoleezza Rice with the Broncos' service dogs, Bucky and Thunder, before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Pete Eklund / Denver Broncos

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Carrie Walton Penner at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner with Thunder, one of the Broncos' service dogs, before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Pete Eklund / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner with Thunder, one of the Broncos' service dogs, before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Pete Eklund / Denver Broncos

Pete Eklund/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner at a pregame reception for military service members before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Gabriel Christus/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Pete Eklund / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Pete Eklund / Denver Broncos

Pete Eklund/2023 Denver Broncos
Carrie Walton Penner before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Pete Eklund / Denver Broncos
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Carrie Walton Penner before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Pete Eklund / Denver Broncos

Pete Eklund/2023 Denver Broncos
Bucky and Thunder the service dogs before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Pete Eklund / Denver Broncos
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Bucky and Thunder the service dogs before the Broncos' Week 11 game against the Minnesota Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on November 19, 2023. Photo by Pete Eklund / Denver Broncos

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