The U.S. Military All-Stars consist of outstanding players selected from all branches of the military and the U.S. Coast Guard. For the past 19 years, they have toured the country playing baseball teams at all levels during their “Red, White and Blue Tour of America” enjoyed by over 25 million Americans.

This year, the Delaware County Athletes Hall of Fame and the Delco Baseball League have invited the U.S. Military All-Stars to play against the Delco League. The game is scheduled to be played at Widener University on June 19th, beginning at 5:45 p.m. Throwing out the ceremonial first pitch will be Delaware County’s own Mike Scioscia, former all-star catcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers and current manager of the Los Angeles Angels.

In conjunction with the game, the Delco League and the U.S. Military All-Stars invite you to attend our “When Athletes Go To War” symposium on June 20th, at 11 a.m., featuring several players who left major league baseball to fight in WW II—among them, Delaware County’s own Mickey Vernon.

The events will pay tribute to our U.S. military service members past and present and promise to be a very worthwhile event—that will, support the mission of the U.S. Military All-Stars to: “Promote the awareness of all Americans in support of the honorable sacrifices of our Armed Forces.”

The U.S. Military All-Stars pay their own expenses and participate while off-duty to ensure all resources support our brave men and women overseas. The Hall of Fame and the Delco League are asking for your help to support this great event. We invite you to become one of 32 sponsors, donating $250 to cover a portion of the expenses. For your contribution, each sponsor will:

1. Adopt a visiting player and stand with them at our Pre-Game ceremony.

2. Be mentioned in the Game Day and Symposium programs.

3. Be noted on the Hall of Fame website.

4. Receive 10 reserved tickets to the game and have a chance to win an official autographed “USA” camouflage game jersey.

Interested individuals or organizations earn a tax-deductible donation for helping us sponsor one of our American heroes.

Please make your check payable to: “U.S. Military All-Stars”

Mail To:

Jim Vankoski

14 Morgan Road

Aston, PA 19014

(610) 909-4919

Rich Merchant

2608 Forge Drive

Wilmington, Delaware 19810

(484) 431-3397