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Panama City Veterans honored by Emerald Coast Rotary Club

Another veteran rounds the bases with the assitance of an ROTC cadet.Panama City Beach veterans are to be honored on April 12th, with the 10th Miracle League Veterans Game. This softball game has been a semi-annual event for the past 5 years. This occasion is the spring training version and the fall classic will be held in November to celebrate Veterans Day. The event is sponsored by the Emearald Coast Rotary Club and the City of Panama City Beach.. The event is hosted by past Rotary Club President, Dave Johnson, owner of Pro Sound Entertainment.

The Emerald Coast Rotary Club in conjunction with the City of Panama City Beach will be hosting the 10th Miracle League Veterans Game on Tuesday April 12th at Frank Brown Park where we will roll out the green carpet and give them the full VIP treatment!

Thirty-forty veterans from the Sims Veterans Nursing Home will be given a plush ride on a tour bus with police escort across town to play a simple game of baseball… in wheelchairs and walkers! The Sims Veterans have served in every branch of our military in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam and are now in their 80’s and 90s!  

The veterans will be greeted by a flag line of supporters including the Warrior Watch Riders, Soldiers Angels and the Mosely HS ROTC. During the ‘First Inning Stretch’ of this one-two inning game, the Mosley High JROTC will put on a rifle demonstration for the troops. Many of the volunteers will serve as ‘Buddies’ to help the veterans around the bases and field.

Panama City Beach Veteran at Miracle League Veterans' Game

“It is great to see our younger generations paying their respects to the generations before them” says game founder Dave Johnson who as a 30 year Panama City Beach DJ / MC and the Voice of the Miracle League plays music and ‘calls the game’. “We are all there to give our thanks to these American Heroes for their service and to let them know they are not forgotten”. This game marks a special milestone as the 10th Miracle League Veterans Game!

With nine games now in the books, it is sad to think about the players that have passed since we started this event in November 2011 but we also bring this experience to new players every game” added Johnson. “Each game usually has about half of the veterans coming back as ‘returning players’ and half of them as new ‘rookies’.” For some, this event is their Last Hoorah!

Gayle Oberst will be making her final ‘first pitch’ as the Mayor of Panama City Beach and Tom Kane, USN Vietnam, will take the mound for the game… but every veteran will get a hit!! The veterans will be treated to a picnic lunch after the game.

The Miracle League Veterans Game is a semi-annual event with a “’Spring Training’ game in April and ‘Fall Classic’ in November as a celebration of Veterans Day.  Batter Up!

For more information, contact:

Dave Johnson, Founding President (2013-2015), 850 234-2311, Johnson.dave@aol.com

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Company Name: Pro Sounds Entertainment
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Phone: 850 234-2311
Country: United States
Website: http://www.djpros.com/


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