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Eagles Host Fourth Annual Wounded Warrior Project Game
April 26, 2016 | Baseball
BC will honor veterans at annual event
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College baseball team will team up with the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) for the fourth straight year to honor current and former U.S. military members for the April 30 game against Virginia Tech. The Eagles will wear specially-designed Under Armour uniforms and local veterans will be part of the 1:30 p.m. game, which is sponsored by Boston's Sweet Cheeks.
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The Eagles will don camouflage uniforms for Saturday's game. On Thursday, April 28, local military veterans will participate in a softball game with the baseball team on Shea Field at 3:30 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend.
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Sal Gonzalez, a U.S. Martine Corps veteran and IED survivor, will speak to the Eagles and veterans after the softball game. They will also participate in a "Backpack Build," preparing bags filled with es
sential care and comfort items designed to make a hospital stay more comfortable. BC alumni will deliver the backpacks to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., during an annual visit at the end of the month.
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Local veterans will also be honored before and during the contest between the Eagles and the Hokies. A WWP table with information and paraphernalia will be set up at the entrance to the field.
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The Wounded Warrior Project's mission is to foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in U.S. history. Its purpose is to raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members; to help injured service members aid and assist each other; and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of injured service members. For more information about the Wounded Warrior Project, visit http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/Â
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The Eagles will don camouflage uniforms for Saturday's game. On Thursday, April 28, local military veterans will participate in a softball game with the baseball team on Shea Field at 3:30 p.m. Fans are welcome to attend.
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Sal Gonzalez, a U.S. Martine Corps veteran and IED survivor, will speak to the Eagles and veterans after the softball game. They will also participate in a "Backpack Build," preparing bags filled with es
sential care and comfort items designed to make a hospital stay more comfortable. BC alumni will deliver the backpacks to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., during an annual visit at the end of the month.Â
Local veterans will also be honored before and during the contest between the Eagles and the Hokies. A WWP table with information and paraphernalia will be set up at the entrance to the field.
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The Wounded Warrior Project's mission is to foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in U.S. history. Its purpose is to raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members; to help injured service members aid and assist each other; and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of injured service members. For more information about the Wounded Warrior Project, visit http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/Â
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