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America Supports You: Arizona Team Expressing Appreciation for Troops
America Supports You ^
| Samantha L. Quigley
Posted on 05/02/2007 5:49:08 PM PDT by SandRat
| WASHINGTON, May 2, 2007 – The Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team is using its May 6 game against the New York Mets to say thank you to the nation’s troops.
The team has declared May 6 “Military Appreciation Day,” and is providing free game tickets to all holders of a valid military identification card.
The Diamondbacks also are providing a way for fans to e-mail messages of support to servicemembers. People can voice their appreciation by going to amerciasupportsyou@dbacks.com.
America Supports You is a Defense Department program that connects citizens and corporations with members of the military and their families at home and abroad. A link to the Diamondbacks e-mail page also is available through www.americasupportsyou.mil.
Troops also can send messages home using the same e-mail address, said Tara Trzinski, the Diamondbacks’ senior coordinator for community affairs.
“It’s a unique shout-out program,” she said. “This incorporates our fans that aren’t at the game, including the fans that may be serving overseas.”
The messages will be read on the air during the game, which will air live at 4:40 p.m. EDT on network carriers in the United States as well as Armed Forces Network. If live coverage of the game is bumped for continuing coverage of the NBA playoffs, Trzinski said, it will air on a delayed basis.
The Diamondbacks also will host a drive for Packages From Home, Phoenix-based America Supports You home-front group, throughout the teams' six-game homestand beginning tomorrow.
Fans can bring canned food goods, personal and hygiene supplies and recreational items to any Diamondbacks game leading up to Military Appreciation Day and drop it off at the designated locations on the plaza. All items will be sent to troops overseas.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: appreciation; diamondbacks; expressing; troops
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posted on
05/02/2007 5:49:11 PM PDT
by
SandRat
To: StarCMC; Bethbg79; bentfeather; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Kathy in Alaska; Brad's Gramma; ...
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posted on
05/02/2007 5:49:32 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
As a long-time SF Giants fan, I of course have no love for the Snakes (aka the Diamondbacks), but certainly applaud this fine show of support, and hope all the military and families present at the game curtesy of the Dbacks enjoy it immensely. Play ball! and support our troops!
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posted on
05/02/2007 5:55:41 PM PDT
by
hsalaw
To: hsalaw
FYI: the Snakes (Diamondbacks and their farm team the Sidewinders) are also BIG Scout Supporters as well.
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posted on
05/02/2007 6:03:39 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: bauerpauer
A big, star-spangled PLAY BALL! ping
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posted on
05/02/2007 6:06:59 PM PDT
by
bootless
(Never Forget - And Never Again. And Always Act.)
To: SandRat
Perhaps I’ll have to re-think the perennial rivalry, and reserve my sneering just for the Dodgers.
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posted on
05/02/2007 6:08:25 PM PDT
by
hsalaw
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