Baseball + Wounded Warriors = Great Combination

At the Game

JR and I went to a Dodger game last night at Dodger Stadium in LA. They played the Astros and won the game 7-3. We had fantastic tickets behind home plate and enjoyed the games as we ate Dodger dogs, garlic fries, and good beer.

But our fun day watching the Dodgers is not the reason for this post... The day before the game, I wanted some Dodger gear to sport at the game. We went to Walmart and I found a great camo hat with 99 on it for star player Manny Rameriz. It also has his signature and the Wounded Warrior Project logo (see below). Reading the tag attached to the hat, I discovered that a percentage of the sale would be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. I thought, "What a perfect combination! Baseball and Wounded Warriors celebrated in one purchase!" So I bought the hat and proudly wore it at the game last night.

According to their website, "The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Its purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service members, to help severely injured men and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, apolitical organization headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. To get involved and learn more, visitwww.woundedwarriorproject.org." They have teamed up with The Major League Baseball Players Association and Activa Global Sports & Entertainment LLC on this fundraising project.

Dodgers not your favorite team? That's okay! Lots of players are participating. The collection includes men's and women's hats and t-shirts in camo and army green. Find your favorite player and support both your team and the Wounded Warrior Project. Click here to find out participating Walmart Locations :

Lance Berkman – Houston

Mark Buehrle – Chicago

Johnny Damon – Detroit

Prince Fielder – Milwaukee

Adrian Gonzalez – San Diego

Zack Greinke – Kansas City

Roy Halladay – Philadelphia

Josh Hamilton – Dallas/Ft. Worth

Ryan Howard – Philadelphia

Torii Hunter – Anaheim (Los Angeles)

Derek Jeter – New York

Chipper Jones – Atlanta

Derrek Lee – Chicago

Tim Lincecum – San Francisco

Evan Longoria – Tampa Bay

Nick Markakis – Baltimore

Joe Mauer – Minnesota

Dustin Pedroia – Boston

Albert Pujols – St. Louis

Manny Ramirez – Los Angeles

Jose Reyes – New York

Grady Sizemore – Cleveland

Chase Utley – Philadelphia

David Wright – New York

Kevin Youkilis – Boston

Ryan Zimmerman – Washington, DC

For more information, please click here to go to the Wounded Warrior Project page.

Originally posted on PTSDdiary.com, 5/19/10