At the July 6 Charleston RiverDogs game, Boeing South Carolina volunteers and their family members participated in the pre-game ceremonies honoring veterans and military members as part of an Independence Day weekend celebration.
About 20 BSC teammates joined National Park Service staff from Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie on the field to present a large American flag during the singing of the National Anthem. The flag displayed was a replica of the 33 Star United States flag that flew over Fort Sumter before the beginning of the Civil War.
“This was a great experience for our family, especially my 11-year-old son,” said Natalie Kruse, BSC’s enterprise food services analyst, who attended the game with her family. “My son has always been proud that I work for Boeing, but being on the field as part of the BSC team and seeing our support of veterans and the military brought it to a new level.”
The game was the minor league baseball team’s second Boeing-sponsored Military Appreciation Night of the season. All veterans and service members and their received free admission to the game.
The next RiverDogs Military Appreciation Night will be Aug. 8.