"I first heard of Adam Lind when I was overseas in Afghanistan," said Daniel Lind, who is not related to Adam but felt a bond when he heard about the Major Leaguer with the same last name. "We were fortunate to get Armed Forces Network over there, and it was probably 2 or 3 in the morning, and I saw some baseball highlights. All of a sudden, I heard the name 'Lind.'
"I didn't know there was a Major League Baseball player with the same name. I became a fan right off the bat."
Daniel Lind, 30, served in the 1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team from 2011-14.