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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. - It was only a two-minute walk between the car and the Palm Springs Stadium’s baseball field. As the Marines approached the stadium, dressed in their dress blues, the spectators’ heads turned. They greeted the Marines from afar and offered dozens of thanks before the opening ceremony of the baseball game.
The 7th Marine Regiment Color Guard was featured in the opening ceremony of the Palm Springs Power baseball game June 27.
The game was part of the Southern California Collegiate Baseball League, versing the Power against the Top Speed baseball team.
“This is my first public event,” said Sgt. Brandon Wayne, color sergeant, 7th Marine Regiment. “I’ve done quite a few ceremonies. It’s a nice change of pace.”
Volunteers with the USO saw the game as an opportunity to provide an evening of fun and entertainment for Combat Center Marines.
“We had a hundred Marines come down on buses,” said Ann D’amico, event coordinator and volunteer. “We thought it would be a wonderful evening for them, to come down to see a ball game.”
The USO partnered with Power Baseball and Agua Caliente Casino to bring two bus-loads of Combat Center Marines to watch the game as well as one lucky Marine to throw the opening pitch.
Sgt. Robert King threw the opening pitch for the game, which was followed by a smack into the catcher’s mitt.
After King stepped off the mound, the color guard marched onto the field. Audience members and players on the field stood in respect to the national flag and regimental colors. The wind picked up as the national anthem was sung and the American flag waved over the heads of the Marine four-man detail.
The Marines stepped off the field with the sound of the audience applauding behind them.
The game began between the two teams. Top Speed’s pitcher struck out more than a dozen of the Power players. The game ended with Top Speed besting their opposition, 4 to 1.
“We were all excited to come down and do this,” Wayne said. “I look forward to doing it again.”
| Date Taken: | 07.02.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 07.02.2014 17:25 |
| Story ID: | 135163 |
| Location: | TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US |
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