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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Casey Cason, 338th Training Squadron and Baker's Field, Calif., native, bids on an autographed photograph from the members of the T.V. show "Duck Dynasty" during a silent auction in Club Eifel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 30, 2014. The base's First Sergeant Council organized this silent auction of nearly 250 memorabilia items to raise money for the Fisher House Foundation, an organization that provides military families a housing option near their service member who was hospitalized for an illness, disease or injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airmen and their families view items for sale during a silent auction in Club Eifel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 30, 2014. More than 400 people visited the auction hosted by the base's First Sergeant Council. This is the second silent auction put on by the group — the first was last year with the proceeds going to Operation Warmheart, a charity which provides support for service members during financial emergencies. This year's event raised more than $16,000 for both Operation Warmheart and the Fisher House Foundation, an organization that offers free housing to military families who are visiting their injured service member in hospitals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sara Howard, 52nd Comptroller Squadron and Rathdrum, Idaho, native bargains with U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Garo, 52nd Operations Support Squadron first sergeant, over an autographed novel by horror and suspense writer Dean Koontz during a silent auction in Club Eifel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 30, 2014. Nearly 250 items were up for bid at the event, and all of the proceeds went to the Fisher House Foundation and Operation Warmheart. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)
The Spangdahlem Air Base First Sergeant Council sponsored a silent auction event with nearly 250 autographed memorabilia items for sale, with all the proceeds going toward the Fisher House Foundation and Operation Warmheart. Operation Warmheart provides support to service members who are undergoing an emergency and may need financial aid. The Fisher House Foundation offers free housing to military families who are visiting their service member in a hospital. There are more than 60 homes globally with 22,000 families served in 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)
An autographed first-edition Harry Potter novel was one of the final items up for bid during a silent auction in Club Eifel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 30, 2014. The book's author, J.K. Rowling, had signed and donated the book to the base's First Sergeant Council to raise money for Operation Warmheart and the Fisher House Foundation. The book sold for $2,000. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)