Wright-Patt joins activities at Reds game at Great American Ball Park

Military appreciation night
A group of Air Force recruits pose with the Cincinnati Reds mascot, Gapper, prior to a Reds-Rockies game Sept. 2. As part of the military appreciation night pregame activities, the recruits took the oath of enlistment on the field in Great American Ball Park. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/R.J. ORIEZ

A group of Air Force recruits pose with the Cincinnati Reds mascot, Gapper, prior to a Reds-Rockies game Sept. 2. As part of the military appreciation night pregame activities, the recruits took the oath of enlistment on the field in Great American Ball Park. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/R.J. ORIEZ
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Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base commander, administered the oath of enlistment to Air Force recruits in Great American Ball Park Sept. 2 prior to a Reds and Rookies baseball game in Cincinnati. The ceremony was part of the Reds’ annual military appreciation night.

Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base commander, administers the oath of enlistment to Air Force recruits in Great American Ball Park Sept. 2 prior to a Reds and Rookies baseball game in Cincinnati. The ceremony was part of the Reds’ annual military appreciation night. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/R.J. ORIEZ

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Capt. Andrew Fenner, Air Force Institute of Technology, shakes hands with umpire Nick Mahrley at the start of a Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Colorado Rockies Sept. 2 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Fenner was named the honorary game captain as part of the Reds’ annual military appreciation night. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/R.J. ORIEZ

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Retired Tech. Sgt. Felita LaRock sings the national anthem at the start of the Cincinnati Reds baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. LaRock was invited to sing the anthem as part of the Reds’ annual military appreciation night. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/R.J. ORIEZ

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Mark Lyle, 88th Air Base Wing legislative liaison, acknowledges the crowd from atop the Reds’ dugout after being announced as the game’s hometown hero Sept. 2 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/R.J. ORIEZ

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