Jamaica Plain Resident Joins Veterans at CVS Red Sox Camp

• New England Center and Home for Veterans (NECHV) staff member Charles Beck with Boston Red Sox Assistant Hitting Coach Victor Rodriguez

Jamaica Plain, MA – Jamaica Plain resident Charles Beck hit the diamond at Fenway Park on July 1 for a day honoring New England veterans.

Beck, the community relations coordinator for the New England Center and Home for Veterans, had his swing critiqued by Red Sox Hitting Coach Chili Davis and Assistant Hitting Coach Victor Rodriguez, took a few shots at the Green Monster and enjoyed lunch in the Sox dugout alongside 26 veterans at the CVS Health Baseball Camp.

• New England Center and Home for Veterans (NECHV) Staff Member Charles Beck swinging at the Green Monster

For the past six years, CVS Health and the Boston Red Sox have partnered to host veterans for a day of fun at Fenway Park; participants were from the New England Center and Home for Veterans, a nonprofit organization that works to end homelessness for the nation's veterans, and the 1st Lieutenant Derek Hines Soldiers Assistance Fund, which provides financial assistance for Massachusetts soldiers and families who have sustained career-ending and life-altering injuries while on active duty.

Camp participants were also treated to an exclusive VIP tour of the park and received tickets to the evening's game against the Angels.

“It is an honor to host this event each year for our nation’s heroes,” Eileen Howard Boone, senior vice president of Corporate Social Responsibility & Philanthropy at CVS Health said in a press release. “We are thrilled to offer this experience at America’s favorite ballpark as a small gesture of thanks for their commitment to serving our country. Truly a special day!”

• US Army veteran Edward Pina of Boston; US Army veteran Paul Ellis of Randolph; US Army veteran Peter Sheppard of Boston; US Marine Corps veteran Kenneth Peluso of Boston; US Army veteran Alvin King of Boston; Boston Red Sox Assistant Hitting Coach Victor Rodriguez; US Army veteran Michael Matte of Boston; Senior Director of Community Relations & Corporate Philanthropy for CVS Health Faith Weiner; US Marine Corps veteran Steve Ojalehto of Maynard; US Marine Corps veteran Robert Fortin of Boston; US Marine Corps veteran William Tetlow of Boston; US Army veteran Jason Callahan of Dunstable; US Army veteran William Tyree of Boston; Boston Red Sox Hitting Coach Chili Davis; US Army veteran Nicholas Pak of Abington; US Army and Air Force veteran Robert Colliton of Burlington; US Army veteran Steven Trocki of Haverhill; US Marine Corps veteran David Cleckley of Boston; US Army veteran Robert Fitzmaurice of Billerica; US Army veteran Tim Copson of Billerica; US Air Force veteran George Assim of Boston; US Marine Corps veteran Peter Cordaro of Revere and US Navy veteran Michael Carton of Boston

Photos via Peter Goldberg Photography