Hamilton Veteran Honored At Red Sox Game

HAMILTON, MA – Fans attending the Red Sox-Yankees game last Saturday were asked to stand and hold up their placards that said "I salute" as they recognize loved ones who are veterans.

Nearly 1,300 veterans and their families were honored by the Red Sox ahead of their game against the Yankees. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker joined veterans at the ceremony which included a flyover by four F-15 fighter jets. Red Sox officials said it was the largest recognition ceremony of its kind ever held in the United States.

Hamilton's own Thomas Hever, a Vietnam War veteran and former Chairman of the Council on Aging, was invited to attend back in the spring and decided to bring his daughter.

Council on Aging Director, Mary Beth Lawton, said that Hever had had to cancel hosting this Red Sox-Yankees game at the Senior Center when he received his invitation.

"I know he wanted to be at the Senior Center hosting our seniors, cooking hot dogs and making hot fudge sundaes for this game, but getting that call from the Red Sox was a once-in- a-lifetime event. The Council on Aging is very proud of his service to our country," said Lawton.

In addition to the ceremony that day, a half-size replica of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC is also being displayed at Fenway.

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