Sacrifice
and Heroism
Club
Members Join MLB Volunteers to Pay Tribute to Veterans
This Veteran's Day, 62 Club members and
staff from the South Queens Boys & Girls Club joined volunteers from
Major League Baseball to honor the 15,000 fallen soldiers buried at
Cypress Hill National Cemetery in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Boys & Girls Club members placed
American flags on each of gravesites to pay tribute to these
veterans who collectively participated in every conflict since
the American Revolution. In addition, the cemetery is home to four
of the seven servicemen ever to receive two distinguished medals of
honor. Club members paid special honor to these fallen heroes with
two flags planted at each of their graves.
"This community service provided our
young people with a real lesson in pride and honor," said Club
Executive Director Leo Compton. "I know this experience will stick
with them and remind them of the heroism and sacrifice our soldiers
in the past and those today have given and continue to give."
These young people also met others who were at the cemetery that day
to pay their respects on the annual holiday. Join our Club members
through these
moving photos provided by our
friends at Major League Baseball.